John Lee (placekicker)

Infobox Gridiron football person
Name = John Lee

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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1964|05|19
Birthplace = Seoul, South Korea
DateofDeath =
Position = K
College = UCLA
DraftedYear = 1986
DraftedRound = 2
DraftedPick = 32
Stats = Y
PFR = leexxjoh0
DatabaseFootball = LEEJOH02
years = 1986
teams = St. Louis Cardinals
ProBowls =

John Lee (born May 5 1964 in Seoul, South Korea) is a former 2-time All-American placekicker for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1982–1985. He was the 32nd pick selected in the 1986 NFL Draft and later played one year for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was inducted to the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Lee is the first player of Korean descent and the first Asian to be drafted into the NFL.fact|date=August 2008 Current UCLA Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel began his career as the placekick holder for Lee.fact|date=August 2008

NCAA records held or tied

* Broke the Pacific-10 Conference single game field goal record (since matched by two others) with six made against the San Diego State Aztecs in 1984.
* Holds the highest percentage of extra points and field goals made in a career with 93.3% (116 of 117 PATs, 79 of 92 FGs).
* Most field goals made per game for a season (2.6, 1984, 29 in 11 games) and in a career (1.84, 79 in 43 games)
* Highest percentage of field goals made in a season (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (minimum 55 attempts) (85.9%, 79 out of 92)
* Highest percentage of field goals made under 40 yards in a season (minimum 16 made) (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (minimum 40 made) (96.4%, 54 of 56)
* Most times kicking four field goals in a game in a career (six times)
* Most games in which field goal provided the winning margin in a career (ten times)

Rose Bowl record

Lee played in the 1983 Rose Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl and 1986 Rose Bowl and was an integral part of the success of the UCLA Bruins during his college career, as evidenced by his conference-leading accuracy and the 10 games won by the margin of a field goal.fact|date=August 2008 He holds the Rose Bowl career record of 15 extra points made by kicking.