Dirk Borgognone
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Elko, Nevada, U.S.
| No. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 1968 Elko, Nevada, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Reno (NV) |
| College | Tennessee University of the Pacific |
| NFL draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Dirk Borgognone (born January 9, 1968) is a former National Football League placekicker who holds the record for the longest field goal ever kicked in the history of high school football at 68 yards.
Borgognone attended Reno High School, initially playing as a soccer player. He soon switched to football. On Friday, September 27, 1985, he kicked the longest field goal in high school football history with the soccer-style kicking form, during a game at Sparks High School. The kick measured 68 yards and was longer than any that had ever been successfully kicked in the NFL or the NCAA.[1]
College career
After high school, Borgognone attended the University of Tennessee for a year[2] before he returned to Reno, and Truckee Meadows Community College eventually transferring to the University of the Pacific. Borgognone's college career, however, was derailed by a 1988 change to the NCAA rule books that banned kicking off tees for field goal attempts. This not only reduced the general range for field goals (the record off a tee was 67 yards, without, only 65), but Borgognone had always kicked off a tee and was unprepared for the rule change. Borgognone left college early, to pursue an NFL career as a kickoff specialist.