PRO: Had an outstanding season in 1968, setting a pro record for field goals with 34 and establishing a pro record for most points (145 purely by kicking ... his 145 points was the fifth
highest total in pro history ... only two players -Paul Hornung and Gino Cappelletti- have ever accounted for more points in a single' season
... made Pro Football Writers' all-Pro team ... he kicked a record tying six field goals in 1968
regular season game against Buffalo at Shea and set a record with six in 1969 All-Star game ... has
led the Jets in scoring for the five years since he
joined the team and now owns the club career
scoring record with 483 points ... that total
ranks him third on the AFL active list and fifth
on the all-time AFL standings ... he has New York career.marks for field goals (102) and PATs (177) ... had a consecutive extra-point string
of 92 broken in 1966 when one was blocked following a poor ... longest field goal to date is 50 yards against Houston in 1965 ... valuable
player ... in addition to kicking duties, he can
fill in at quarterback and at halfback ... saw action at QB for the first time in regular season in 1967 completing two of four passes for 25 yards
against Miami ... signed as a free agent by the Jets in 1964.
PERSONAL: Married ... wife: Mary Kay ... daughters, Lisa, 2; Christine, 2 mos.... spent off-season working as a market representative for
Allied Chemical ... for relaxation he favors fishing, hiking and reading ... Hometown: Crockett, Calif.