Antonio Zendejas

Tony Zendejas (born May 15, 1960) is a retired Mexican professional athlete. He was a placekicker in American football, playing for the Los Angeles Express, Houston Oilers, the Los Angeles Rams, the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers. Zendejas was born in Curimeo, Michoacán, Mexico, but raised in Chino, CA where he attended Chino High School excelling in soccer and football. From Chino High, Zendejas attended Santa Ana Community College and Mt.Sac and was eventually recruited by the University of Nevada at Reno head coach, Chris Ault. At UNR, Zendejas smashed kicking records which were eventually broken by younger brother Martin Zendejas. Initially, he played in the United States Football League for the Los Angeles Express. He joined the National Football League when he was chosen by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players. During his eleven seasons in the NFL Tony made 186 field goals in 252 attempts; he also scored 316 extra points for 874 points. In 1991, he became the first kicker in NFL history to convert all of his field goal attempts, going 17 for 17. He fell one missed extra point short of having the