Chip Lohmiller

John McLeod "Chip" Lohmiller (born July 10, 1966 in Woodbury, Minnesota) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, and the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and high school football at Woodbury Senior High School.

College career

Lohmiller played college football at the University of Minnesota.^[1] During his tenure there, he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference first-team in 1986, as well as second-team in 1987.^[2] By the end of his college career, Lohmiller became Minnesota's all-time leading scorer with 268 points (since broken by Dan Nystrom in 2002.)^[3]

Professional career

Lohmiller was drafted in the second round (55th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played from 1988 to 1994. He then played for the New Orleans Saints (1995), and the St. Louis Rams (1996).

Notable moments

• In 1988, Lohmiller kicked 4 game winning field goals; 12 seconds left against the Pittsburgh Steelers (30-29), 1 second left against the Philadelphia Eagles (20-19), 47 seconds left to beat the Saints (27-24), and another one with 30 seconds left to beat the Green Bay Packers (20-17).

• In 1989, The Washington Redskins won four games in which they scored fewer touchdowns than their opponent, but were helped by Lohmiller field goals. Defeated Tampa Bay, 32-28; Phoenix, 30-28; San Diego, 26-21; and New Orleans, 16-14.

• In 1990, Lohmiller kicked a game-tying PAT in the final seconds and an overtime field goal against the Detroit Lions in which the Redskins trailed by 21 points in the third quarter giving them a 41-38 win. He also provided the game-winning field goal against the Chicago Bears with just over two minutes left in the game, giving the Redskins a 10-9 victory.

• On September 9, 1991 in a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Lohmiller became the first player to kick four field goals of 45 yards or longer in a single game. The Redskins won that game 33-31 after trailing 21-10 in the 2nd quarter. That same season, he also kicked a field goal in a 16-13 overtime win against the Houston Oilers and two fourth quarter field goals against the then Phoenix Cardinals, breaking a 14-14 tie, which gave the Redskins a 20-14 win after trailing 14-0 at the half. Another game decided by Lohmiller's foot was against the New York Giants in which he provided the final four points (one PAT and one field goal), after the game was tied at 13-13, in which the Skins trailed 13-0 at the half. In Super Bowl XXVI that year against Buffalo, he kicked two field goals late in the game that put the game out of reach for the Bills in a 37-24 victory. That season, he led the league in scoring with 149 points (more than the entire Indianapolis Colts, who had 143) and earned a Super Bowl ring.

• On October 29, 1992, he provided his team's only points in a 15-13 win over the Minnesota Vikings, including a game winner from 49 yards out with 1:09 left.

• Lohmiller scored more points than any other player between 1989-1992; 518.

• Only NFL player to score 124 points in 3 consecutive seasons.

• Kicked 8 PATs in a game twice, both times were against the Atlanta Falcons

• Lead the league in field goals in back-to-back season along with Pete Stoyanovich; 1990,1991

• Converted field goals and PATs in NFL Regular season games played on Thursday(Thanksgiving, 1990), Friday(12/31/93), Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and kicked a PAT in the early moments of Tuesday morning against the NY Giants on a Monday Night game in his NFL debut in 1988.

Personal

He is currently the head coach for the Pequot Lakes High School football team in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota.^[4]

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