Julie Harshbarger
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Roscoe, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Placekicker |
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| Born | December 9, 1985 Roscoe, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
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| High school | Rockton (IL) Hononegah Community |
| College | Benedictine |
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted |
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Julie Harshbarger (born December 9, 1985) is an American former professional football placekicker. She is most known for being the first woman to score a field goal in indoor football, as a member of the Chicago Cardinals of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), and, at seven seasons and counting, having the longest documented career for a woman playing professional football in leagues dominated by men (other female football players have typically had professional careers of a year or less).
She grew up in Rockton, Illinois where she was a standout on both the soccer and football field playing for Hononegah Community High School. Her play on the soccer field attracted a scholarship offer from Rockford College. She was twice named All-Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference as a soccer player. Her junior year, she transferred to Benedictine University where she earned All-NIIA Conference twice more and lead the team in assist her senior season. Harshbarger has typically played professionally for indoor football teams based in the Chicago area.
Julie attended Hononegah Community High School in Rockton, Illinois where she succeeded on both the soccer field and the football field.