Chip Lohmiller
John McLeod "'Chip" Lohmiller' is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, and St. Louis Rams. He played college football for the University of Minnesota and high school football at Woodbury Senior High School in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb east of Saint Paul.
College career
During Lohmiller's time at Minnesota, he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference first-team in 1986 and the second-team in 1987. By the end of his college career, Lohmiller became Minnesota's all-time leading scorer with 268 points.Professional career
Lohmiller was selected in the 1988 [NFL draft#Round two|second round] of the 1988 NFL draft by the 1988 Washington [Redskins season|Washington Redskins], for whom he played from 1988 to 1994. He finished his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams.Notable moments
- 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 second 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 Phoenix Cardinals, breaking a 14–14 tie and giving the Redskins a 20–14 win after they trailed 14–0 at halftime. Another game decided by Lohmiller's foot was against the New York Giants on October 27 when he provided the final four points after the Redskins trailed 13–0 at the half but came back to tie the score and ultimately win.
- In Super Bowl XXVI on January 26, 1992, against Buffalo, he kicked two field goals late in the game that put the game out of reach in a 37–24 Redskins victory. That season, he led the league in scoring with 149 points, more than the entire Indianapolis Colts team.