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Eddie Garcia (American football)

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Eddie Garcia
No. 11
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1960-04-15) April 15, 1960 (age 64)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodrow Wilson (East Dallas, Texas)
College:SMU
NFL draft:1982 / round: 10 / pick: 264
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:3
Field goal attempts:9
Field goal %:33.3
Longest field goal:51
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eddie Ivan Garcia (born April 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.

Early life

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Garcia was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Career

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Garcia was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the tenth round of the 1982 NFL draft and later played two seasons with the team. He played at the collegiate level at Southern Methodist University.[2]

He holds the record for total fields goals made at SMU, with 44 (tied with Chase Hover).

On July 26, 2021, Garcia was voted on to the Packers Board of Directors.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Garcia Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Eddie Garcia Stats, News and Video - K". NFL.com.
  3. ^ "Packers planning in-person shareholders meeting". May 24, 2021.