Ali Haji-Sheikh
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| Ali Haji-Sheikh | |
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| Date of birth: | January 11, 1961 |
| Place of birth: |  Ann Arbor, MI |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Placekicker |
| Jersey №: | 6 |
| College: | Michigan |
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 9 / Pick: 237 |
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| 1983-1985 1986 1987 |
New York Giants Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 1984 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Ali S. Haji-Sheikh (born January 11, 1961 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former American football placekicker for the University of Michigan and for three National Football League teams. Haji-Sheikh spent three seasons playing for the New York Giants. He had a superb rookie season, kicking 35 of 42 field goals (83%). A recurring hamstring injury hampered the rest of his career. He holds the Giants record for longest made field goal at 56 yards.
Haji-Sheikh then played on the Washington Redskins' 1987 championship team, kicking six extra points and missing one field goal in Super Bowl XXII. He was also a member of the 1984 NFC Pro Bowl team kicking one field goal and adding six extra points in the game.
Haji-Sheikh finished his career with 76 of 111 field goals (68%), and 95 of 103 extra points, giving him 323 total points.
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[edit] Life after the NFL
Haji-Sheikh now works in the luxury car business in Birmingham, Michigan. He is married and has five children: Jesse, Abbey, Benjamin, Matthew and Emilie.
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Haji-Sheikh's father is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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[edit] External links
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
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