Leigh Tiffin

Infobox NCAA Athlete
color = LightSteelBlue
fontcolor = Black
name = Van Leigh Tiffin


caption = Tiffin attemps an extra point versus Ole Miss
college = University of Alabama
conference = SEC
sport = Football
jersey = 99
position = Place kicker
class = Junior
major =
minor =
career_start = 2006
career_end =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 199
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|8|3
birth_place = Muscle Shoals, Alabama
highschool = Muscle Shoals High School
career_highlights =
awards = 2008 Bear Bryant Outstanding Non-Scholarship Player Award
records = Alabama's Leading Scorer in 2007 with 111 points
bowl_games = 2
bowl_list = 2006 Independence - OSU 34, Alabama 31
2007 Independence - Alabama 30, Colorado 24

Van Leigh Tiffin (born August 3, 1988 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is a junior place kicker for the Alabama Crimson Tide football program.

College career

Tiffin, who wears number 99, got his chance to kick as a freshman following a groin injury to starting kicker Jamie Christensen. Tiffin was a hero, kicking the game-winning 47–yard field goal, in Alabama's 13–10 win over Vanderbilt on September 9, 2006. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=262520333| title=Freshman walk-on's 47-yard FG lifts 'Bama over Vandy| publisher=ESPN| date=2006-09-06| accessdate=2008-09-20] However, two weeks later against Arkansas, he would miss three field goals in a 24–23 overtime loss. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=262660008| title=OT kicking woes doom Alabama| publisher=ESPN| date=2006-09-23| accessdate=2008-09-20] Christensen returned to the role the following week against Florida and except for two extra points against Florida International. Tiffin would be benched for the remainder of the season.

In 2007, he won the starting placekicking role over Jamie Christensen. The highlight of his sophomore year was when he went 4–4 in field goal attempts (39, 51, 29, 50) in a losing effort against Mississippi State. He was only the second kicker in Alabama football history to make two 50+ yard field goals in a game, the other being his father.fact|date=September 2008 His four kicks were Alabama's only points of the game. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273140344| title=Miss. State earns second straight win over Bama| publisher=ESPN| date=2007-11-10| accessdate=2008-09-20]

In the 2008 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff, Tiffin kicked a 54–yard field goal, his career long, in a 34–10 victory over #9-ranked Clemson. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430228| title=No. 24 Alabama limits No. 9 Clemson's ground game in upset victory| publisher=ESPN| date=2008-08-30| accessdate=2008-09-20]

Personal

Leigh is the son of Van Tiffin, a former Crimson Tide kicker who was the hero of the 1985 Iron Bowl against rivals Auburn.

References

External links

* [http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tiffin_leigh00.html Leigh Tiffin profile] at RollTide.com