John Hall (placekicker), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player, born 1974
Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1974
Place of Birth: Port Charlotte, Florida, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Hall (placekicker)
- John Hall (born March 17, 1974) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League.
- He kicked for Port Charlotte High School and played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- While at Wisconsin, Hall played and won three bowl games (Rose, Hall of Fame and Copper Bowls).
- He signed as a rookie free agent to the New York Jets in 1997.
- During his time with the Jets, Hall established himself as one of the hardest hitting kickers in the NFL, once injuring a player on a kickoff tackle.
- Hall gave the Jets victory in The Monday Night Miracle in 2000 against the Dolphins with a 40-Yard field goal in overtime. Hall was troubled by a groin injury for the 2004 season and only appeared in eight games.
- Before being signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2003, he played six seasons for the New York Jets.
- His most accurate season came in 2005, when he converted 12 of 14 field goals for an 85.7% success rate, although his season long was only from 45 yards out.
- He also missed a crucial field goal, well within his range, in the Redskins' divisional playoff defeat against the Seattle Seahawks. Hall's 53-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the final regular season game against Oakland clinched a 2001 playoff berth for the Jets.
- Hall missed the last second field goal attempt during the September 11, 2006 game vs.
- the Minnesota Vikings causing his team a loss.
- Hall's problems have stemmed from his constant string of injuries.
- He was placed on the injured reserve list for the 2006 season with a strained groin and a strained quadriceps muscle in his leg.
- The Redskins released Hall on March 7, 2007, and he subsequently retired.Hall is married to his wife Christina and they have three children (Brady, Ava, and Hanna).
- He no longer owns his own restaurant called John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar in his hometown of Port Charlotte, Florida.
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