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Younghoe Koo (Korean: 구영회; RR: Gu Yeonghoe; [1] pronounced / ˈ j ʌ ŋ w eɪ /; YUNG-way; [2] born August 3, 1994) is a South Korean-American professional football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2020 after leading the league in scoring that year.
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He was born in Seoul, South Korea. The four-year, $900,000 contract he signed with the Cardinals in 1986 was the richest in NFL history for a kicker. [38] Although highly successful in college for the UCLA Bruins, he lasted only one season in the NFL. [39] One of the most popular Asian-born players in NFL history is Hines Ward.
Hines Edward Ward Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for Arizona State.He played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) after being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft.
John Lee (Korean: 이민종; RR: I Min-jong; born May 19, 1964) is a Korean former player of American football who was a placekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1985.
Younghoe Koo, the current kicker for the Atlanta Falcons, was born in South Korea and is the fourth player in NFL history to have been born in South Korea. [a] 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, 1st overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is of partial Korean descent. [20]
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The Korea American Football Association (KAFA, Korean: 대한미식축구협회; Hanja: 大韓美式蹴球協會) has existed in South Korea for more than 70 years. The popularity of American football in Korea has been historically low, but with the visit of Hines Ward (a Korean born NFL football star with the Pittsburgh Steelers) in 2006, the sport received a modest level of increased appeal.