- Rafael Septien
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1953|12|12|mf=y
Birthplace=Mexico City, Mexico
DateofDeath=
Position=Placekicker
College=Louisiana-Lafayette
DraftedYear=1977
DraftedRound=10 / Pick 258
(By theNew Orleans Saints )
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=SEPTIRAF01
PFR=septiraf01
years=1977
1978-1986
teams=Los Angeles Rams Dallas Cowboys
ProBowls=1Jose Rafael Septien (born
December 12 ,1953 inMexico City, Mexico ) was anAmerican football placekicker in the NFL for theDallas Cowboys from 1978 through 1986. He was the leading scorer for the Cowboys those nine years. He initially played for theLos Angeles Rams in 1977 after finishing college at theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette .A
Dallas County, Texas grand jury indicted himJanuary 22 ,1987 on a charge of mishandling of a minor. Septien pleaded guilty onApril 9 ,1987 to a charge of indecency with a child in an agreement with prosecutors that brought him a sentence of 10 years' deferredprobation 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 thePro Bowl after the 1981 season.Septien was named to the Cowboys' 40th anniversary team in 2000. He lives in
Cancún , Mexico.References
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