- Raul Allegre
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
width=
position=Kicker
number=2
birthdate=birth date and age|1959|6|15Torreón, Coahuila
deathdate=
debutyear=1983
finalyear=1991
college=Texas
teams=
* Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts (1983-1985)
*New York Giants (1986-1991)
*New York Jets (1991)
stat1label=FG Att
stat1value=186
stat2label=FGM
stat2value=137
stat3label=Pct
stat3value=73.7
nfl=ALL038630
highlights=
* 1xAll-Pro selection (1983)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Raul Enrique Allegre (born
June 15 ,1959 inTorreón, Coahuila ,Mexico ) is a formerAmerican football placekicker in theNational Football League . In his career he has played for the Baltimore Colts, theIndianapolis Colts , theNew York Giants , and theNew York Jets . Although he was not known for a having a big leg, he was a clutch kicker for the Giants from 1986-1989. During the team'sSuper Bowl run in 1986, he kicked two game-winning field goals in consecutive weeks in a crucial mid-season stretch.In 1991, after kicking for the Giants in a Sunday night encounter against Washington, he was released and signed by the New York Jets. In the season finale at Miami, Allegre tied the game in the waning moments and won the game and a for the Jets in an overtime thriller. He lost the competition for the kicker's spot on the Jets roster in training camp before the 1992 season to
Jason Staurovsky .Currently he's broadcasting NFL games to
Latin-America onESPN .ee also
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History of the New York Giants (1979-1993)
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