Thursday, August 13, 2015

1975 Profile: Pat Leahy

Place Kicker
No. 5
St. Louis
"The storybook tale of the 1974 Jets was certainly Pat Leahy's arrival as the full-time place kicker. Signed by the Jets two days before the mid-season game against the Giants, Leahy replaced the injured Bobby Howfield as the Jets kicker and responded in high style. He finished as the team's third-leading scorer with 6-for-11 on field goals and 18-for-19 on PAT's for 36 points.
Pat was one of the heroes of the tingling overtime victory over the Giants as he kicked field goals of 34 and 22 yards and added two extra points. He had a chance to win the game in regulation but his 19-yard field goal try was knocked down to force the overtime. His long boot of the year was 45 yards against San Diego, also the longest for the Jets since a 50-yarder by Jim Turner in 1969.
He had no football experience prior to attending the Cardinal's training camp in 1974. He was signed as a free agent in November 1974.
Pat has a degree in marketing and is a salesman for Schulte Hardware & Supply Company. He enjoys playing the guitar. His hometown is St. Louis, Missouri."

-The New York Jets Official 1975 Yearbook

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