Parker Douglass already a legend? Indeed he is
Kicker has already set 18-of-21 place-kicking records, could get two more.
Ariy-El Boynton
Issue date: 10/3/07 Section: Sports
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At the Sept. 29 SDSU football game against Stephan F. Austin, I asked a fellow reporter, "Didn't Adam Vinatieri go to Parker Douglass's college?"
The question went without an answer except for a smile and shake of the head, indicating the question was not to be returned with an honest answer. I personally thought it was a decent question.
I mean no disrespect to Mr. Vinatieri. He was a great kicker at SDSU, an All-American punter in 1994, a distinguished alumnus of SDSU in 2006 and a four-time Super Bowl winner. He will be in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, and is the most clutch kicker in NFL history. When he does land in Canton he will join Jan (what a name for a football player) Stenerud to be the only place-kickers enshrined into the NFL Hall of Fame.
With that being said, the current kicker for SDSU is pretty good, too.
Imagine if you would that college football was the highest level a young man could reach. Then my question to my fellow reporter would hold as much water as the Atlantic Ocean.
I am sure if I went to Chattanooga, Tenn., and ask, "What do you think of Parker Douglass?" They would probably reply back "Parke 'a who?"
More than likely people in Oregon and the Northwest would not be very knowledgeable about the kicker from Columbus, Neb., either.
Although nationally unknown, the pre-season All-American is well- known around Brookings and the state.
"I just try to do whatever I can to help the team out," Douglass said.
Humble or not, Douglass will be remembered as one of the greatest kickers in SDSU history, and perhaps the greatest of all time.
He already has 14 more field goals (58) in a career than any other kicker in SDSU history, which is twice as many balls crossing through the goal post as Vinatieri (27) had in his collegiate career. The 2005 Division II-All-American has already broken 18 of the possible 21 records for SDSU. Among them are longest field goal, 57 yards (which was previously owned by Douglass), consecutive made, 12 (dating back to this season, and part of last season), and most extra points attempted in a career (109). Douglass has only missed one extra point in his career at SDSU.
The question went without an answer except for a smile and shake of the head, indicating the question was not to be returned with an honest answer. I personally thought it was a decent question.
I mean no disrespect to Mr. Vinatieri. He was a great kicker at SDSU, an All-American punter in 1994, a distinguished alumnus of SDSU in 2006 and a four-time Super Bowl winner. He will be in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, and is the most clutch kicker in NFL history. When he does land in Canton he will join Jan (what a name for a football player) Stenerud to be the only place-kickers enshrined into the NFL Hall of Fame.
With that being said, the current kicker for SDSU is pretty good, too.
Imagine if you would that college football was the highest level a young man could reach. Then my question to my fellow reporter would hold as much water as the Atlantic Ocean.
I am sure if I went to Chattanooga, Tenn., and ask, "What do you think of Parker Douglass?" They would probably reply back "Parke 'a who?"
More than likely people in Oregon and the Northwest would not be very knowledgeable about the kicker from Columbus, Neb., either.
Although nationally unknown, the pre-season All-American is well- known around Brookings and the state.
"I just try to do whatever I can to help the team out," Douglass said.
Humble or not, Douglass will be remembered as one of the greatest kickers in SDSU history, and perhaps the greatest of all time.
He already has 14 more field goals (58) in a career than any other kicker in SDSU history, which is twice as many balls crossing through the goal post as Vinatieri (27) had in his collegiate career. The 2005 Division II-All-American has already broken 18 of the possible 21 records for SDSU. Among them are longest field goal, 57 yards (which was previously owned by Douglass), consecutive made, 12 (dating back to this season, and part of last season), and most extra points attempted in a career (109). Douglass has only missed one extra point in his career at SDSU.
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