Scott Hagler
William Scott Hagler is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for one season with the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was one of the replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike.
Early life and education
Hagler was born on July 19, 1964, in Eufaula, Alabama. He began practicing placekicking at age 10 and was a self-taught "soccer-style" player. He began playing football competitively in eighth grade, and was in addition to kicker a flanker. He attended Dublin High School and began playing exclusively kicker after getting knocked out from a hit while at receiver. Hagler was named All-Middle Georgia as a senior after converting 11-of-15 field goal attempts. He accepted a scholarship from the University of South Carolina and began attending in 1982, spending his first year as a redshirt.Hagler first began to see playing time in 1983. In 1984, he helped South Carolina to a 10–2 record and broke the school record of 43 consecutive extra points made. His season was highlighted when he kicked the game-winning point in their win over rival Clemson. Although he had less of a chance for field goals and USC performed more poorly in 1985, Hagler was still able to keep up his string of extra points made, extending it to 80.
Hagler's streak of extra points made ended in week two of 1986 at 82, beginning what was a disappointing season for the senior USC kicker. Soon after, against Virginia Tech, he missed what would have been the game-winning field goal with two seconds left, leading to a 27–27 tie. Five weeks later, in the season finale against Clemson, he again missed what would have won the game, resulting in another tie. Hagler graduated from USC with a business degree.