Carlos Antonio Huerta was born on June 29,1969 and is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in three different professional leagues.
13 Facts About Carlos Huerta
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Carlos Huerta played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
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Carlos Huerta graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, and played for the Columbus Explorers high school football team.
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Carlos Huerta attended the University of Miami, where he was a walk-on kicker for the Hurricanes teams from 1988 to 1991.
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Carlos Huerta still holds the Hurricanes career records for points after touchdowns, field goals, and total points, as well as the top three season records for consecutive PATs in a season, the top four season records for field goals, and the top three season records for points scored kicking and field goals in a game.
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Carlos Huerta graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and was later inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
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Carlos Huerta joined the Las Vegas Posse, a Canadian Football League expansion franchise.
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Carlos Huerta was one of the few notable players for the Posse, completing 38 of 46 field goal attempts, scoring 154 points.
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Carlos Huerta's 57 completed field goals remains the second highest season total in CFL history.
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Carlos Huerta played 3 games with the Chicago Bears in 1996, hitting 4 of 7 field goals, and one game with the St Louis Rams, scoring 2 extra points.
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Carlos Huerta would connect on 37 of 85 field goals in the AFL.
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Also in 1998, Carlos Huerta appeared in a playoff game with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Carlos Huerta was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12,2009 on ESPN.