Rafael Septien

NFL player


DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1953|12|12|mf=y
Birthplace=Mexico City, Mexico
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Position=Placekicker
College=Louisiana-Lafayette
DraftedYear=1977
DraftedRound=10 / Pick 258
(By the New Orleans Saints)
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=SEPTIRAF01
PFR=septiraf01
years=1977
1978-1986
teams=Los Angeles Rams
Dallas Cowboys
ProBowls=1

Jose Rafael Septien (born December 12, 1953 in Mexico City, Mexico) was an American football placekicker in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys from 1978 through 1986. He was the leading scorer for the Cowboys those nine years. He initially played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1977 after finishing college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

A Dallas County, Texas grand jury indicted him January 22, 1987 on a charge of mishandling of a minor. Septien pleaded guilty on April 9, 1987 to a charge of indecency with a child in an agreement with prosecutors that brought him a sentence of 10 years' deferred probation and a $2,000 fine. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED81538F93AA35757C0A961948260 "Septien Pleads Guilty."] "New York Times". April 9, 1987.]

During the nine seasons Septien played with the Cowboys (1978-1986), he made 162 field goals in 226 attempts; he also scored 388 points after touchdown (PAT). During Super Bowl XIII, Septien made a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter and scored four PAT, but the Dallas Cowboys lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 35-31. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season.

Septien was named to the Cowboys' 40th anniversary team in 2000. He lives in Cancún, Mexico.

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