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Chris Bahr Date of birth: February 3, 1953 Place of birth: State College, Pennsylvania Career information Position(s): K College: Penn State NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 2/ Pick 51 Organizations As player: 1975
1976-1979
1980-1988
1989Philadelphia Atoms (soccer)
Cincinnati Bengals
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego ChargersCareer highlights and awards Awards: - Pennsylvania All-Century Team [1]
- All-America (1975)
- All-Rookie (1976)
- All-AFC (1977)
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Chris Bahr (born February 3, 1953 in State College, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.
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Soccer
Bahr was the first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Atoms in the 1975 North American Soccer League draft. As a rookie midfielder, he made an immediate impression, tying an NASL scoring record for goals by a native-born American by netting 11, including two 2-goal games and four game winners. Bahr also netted the first sudden death goal in Atoms history against the New York Cosmos in front of 20,124 at Veterans Stadium. He was named the 1975 NASL Rookie of the Year. Bahr played 22 games for the Atoms, scoring 11 goals before departing for the NFL.
Bahr also joined his Atom’s coach, Al Miller, on the 1976 U.S. National Team. He scored both goals for the United States in their 2-0 shutout of Bermuda in the qualifying rounds for the XXI Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.
NFL
After four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Bahr went on to become a stalwart placekicker with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He is second all-time on the Raiders in scoring (817 points), and his 162 career field goals was a Raiders record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Sebastian Janikowski. Bahr kicked in two Raiders Super Bowl victories, (1981 and 1984). Perhaps his best year as a pro came in 1983 when he compiled a 78% field goal percentage. He finished his career with a strong season, kicking 17 field goals and 29 PATs for the San Diego Chargers in 1989.
He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1976 and a Sporting News All-AFC in 1977.
College
Bahr attended Penn State, where he was named an All-American three times for soccer and once for football. He led the Nittany Lions in scoring in 1975, including four field goals over 50 yards. He averaged 39 yards in punts. Bahr graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and later earned a Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law, attending school part-time while still playing with the Raiders.
High school
Attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Personal
All-Star Family: Bahr is the son of legendary Walter Bahr, member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. His mother, Davies Ann, was a champion swimmer at Temple University and a physical education teacher at Penn State. His brother Casey Bahr was an All American soccer player at Navy, played professionally and was a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team. His younger brother, Matt Bahr played professional soccer and was also a standout placekicker in the NFL. Sister Davies Ann Bahr was an All-American gymnast at Penn State
Bahr holds an annual Chris Bahr Kicking Camp, a 3-day clinic for student in grades 7-12 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
After his NFL career, Bahr practiced law in California and Pennsylvania. He is currently a financial consultant, managing assets for professional athletes for ProVest Management Group in Columbus, Ohio. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Eve, a corporate attorney, and their two children.
Bahr's son, C.J., is the placekicker for Slippery Rock University.
External links
- The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team
- NASL stats
- Chris Bahr's Cincinnati Bengals football cards
- "Where are they now? Chris Bahr still helping athletes gain edge," Centre Daily Times, July 27, 2008
- Gallery/Checklist of football cards
Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII Champions 6 Marc Wilson | 8 Ray Guy | 10 Chris Bahr | 11 David Humm | 16 Jim Plunkett | 20 Ted Watts | 21 Cliff Branch | 22 Mike Haynes | 23 Odis McKinney | 26 Vann McElroy | 27 Frank Hawkins | 28 Cleo Montgomery | 31 Derrick Jensen | 32 Marcus Allen (MVP) | 33 Kenny King | 34 Greg Pruitt | 36 Mike Davis | 37 Lester Hayes | 38 Chester Willis | 45 James Davis | 46 Todd Christensen | 48 Kenny Hill | 50 Dave Dalby | 51 Bob Nelson | 53 Rod Martin | 54 Darryl Byrd | 55 Matt Millen | 56 Jeff Barnes | 57 Tony Caldwell | 58 Jack Squirek | 61 Dave Stalls | 62 Reggie Kinlaw | 65 Mickey Marvin | 66 Steve Sylvester | 68 Johnny Robinson | 70 Henry Lawrence | 71 Bill Pickel | 72 Don Mosebar | 73 Charley Hannah | 74 Shelby Jordan | 75 Howie Long | 77 Lyle Alzado | 79 Bruce Davis | 80 Malcolm Barnwell | 82 Calvin Muhammad | 83 Ted Hendricks | 85 Dokie Williams | 87 Don Hasselbeck | 93 Greg Townsend
Head Coach: Tom Flores
Coaches: Sam Boghosian | Willie Brown | Chet Franklin | Larry Kennan | Earl Leggett | Bob Mischak | Steve Ortmayer | Terry Robiskie | Art Shell | Charlie Sumner | Tom Walsh | Ray WillseyCategories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- American football placekickers
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American soccer players
- People from State College, Pennsylvania
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer players
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Southwestern Law School alumni
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Olympic soccer players of the United States
- North American Soccer League players
- Philadelphia Atoms players
- Association football midfielders
- Sportspeople of multiple sports
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