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Dale Hatcher Date of birth: April 5, 1963 Place of birth: Cheraw, South Carolina Career information Position(s): Punter College: Clemson NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick 77 Organizations As player: 1985-1991
1993Los Angeles Rams
Miami DolphinsCareer highlights and awards Pro Bowls: 1 Awards: 1985 Rams Rookie of the Year Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Dale Hatcher (born April 5, 1963 in Cheraw, South Carolina) is a former American football punter for the Los Angeles Rams and the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
He set a Clemson record for net punting in the contest with a 46.7 against Kentucky in 1981.[1]
In 1985, he was named Pro Bowl and AP All Pro First Team.
He is best remembered as the punter in the first regular-season NFL game to be decided by a safety. On November 5, 1989 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hatcher helped end the game as he tried to punt, only to have it blocked by Minnesota Vikings linebacker Mike Merriweather to give the Vikings a 23-21 win over the Rams.
After his football career ended, Hatcher took a job working at Freightliner Custom Chassis in Gaffney, SC where he is still employed to this day.
Reference
- ^ "Zimmerman Named National Punter of the Week". clemsontigers.cstv.com. September 6, 2010. http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090610aad.html. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
Preceded by
Ron BrownRams Rookie of the Year Award
1985Succeeded by
Jim EverettCarroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award 1979: K. Hill | 1980: Johnson | 1981: Penaranda |1982: Redden | 1983: Dickerson | 1984: R. Brown | 1985: Hatcher | 1986: Everett | 1987: Hicks | 1988: Delpino | 1989: Henley | 1990: Brostek | 1991: Lyght | 1992: Gilbert | 1993: Bettis | 1994: Bruce | 1995: K. Carter | 1996: Kennison | 1997: Thompson | 1998: Fletcher | 1999: Holt | 2000: Bowen | 2001: Polley | 2002: Fisher | 2003: Tinoisamoa | 2004: Jackson | 2005: Barron | 2006: Hill | 2007: Carriker |2008: Avery | 2009: Laurinaitis | 2010: BradfordThis biographical article relating to an American football punter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.