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Nick Lowery

b. 1956

American football player

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Born 1956. Nick Lowery is an American american football player.

Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL). In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets. He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green. Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most field goals in NFL history. he was 16th on the NFL's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club.

Lowery was born in Munich, West Germany. His father was an American pilot who served in Germany during World War II and later worked as an analyst for the Department of State, and his mother was British and working in Germany before documenting the death camps after the war. Lowery grew up in McLean, Virginia, and attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., where he was a star football player.

He attended Dartmouth College. He has an M.P.A from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the first pro athlete to graduate from there.

In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

Career regular season statistics Career high/best bold SeasonTeam 1978 NE2 0 1 0 0 0 7 7 100.0 7 1980 KC16 20 26 76.9 57 0 37 37 100.0 97 1981 KC16 26 36 72.2 52 0 37 38 97.4 115 1982 KC9 19 24 79.2 47 0 17 17 100.0 74 1983 KC16 24 30 80.0 58 0 44 45 97.8 116 1984 KC16 23 33 69.7 52 0 35 35 100.0 104 1985 KC 16 24 27 88.9 58 0 35 35 100.0 107 1986 KC 16 19 26 73.1 47 0 43 43 100.0 100 1987 KC12 19 23 82.6 54 0 26 26 100.0 83 1988 KC 16 27 32 84.4 51 0 23 23 100.0 104 1989 KC 16 24 33 72.7 50 0 34 35 97.1 106 1990 KC 16 34 37 91.9 48 0 37 38 97.4 139 1991 KC 16 25 30 83.3 48 0 35 35 100.0 110 1992 KC15 22 24 91.7 52 0 39 39 100.0 105 1993 KC 16 23 29 79.3 52 2 37 37 100.0 106 1994 NYJ 16 20 23 87.0 49 0 26 27 96.3 86 1995 NYJ14 17 21 81.0 50 0 24 24 100.0 75 1996 NYJ 16 17 24 70.8 46 0 26 27 96.3 77Career 260 383 479 80.0 58 2 562 568 98.9 1711

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John F. Kennedy School of Government, Bonn American High School, St. Albans School, Dartmouth College
Also known as
Dominic Gerald Lowery

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Who is Nick Lowery?

American football player

When was Nick Lowery born?

Nick Lowery was born on 27 May 1956 in Munich.

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Nick Lowery is an american football player.

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Nick Lowery is American.

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