1. Connor Thomas Barth was born on April 11,1986 and is an American former professional football placekicker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.
49 Facts About Connor Barth
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Connor Barth played college football at North Carolina and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
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Connor Barth currently holds the highest field goal percentage in Buccaneers franchise history, a record he achieved during the 2011 season.
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Connor Barth broke another franchise record during the 2012 season in which he made 25 consecutive field goals.
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Connor Barth is the most accurate kicker in Buccaneers history, converting 83.8 percent of his field goal attempts with the club.
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Connor Barth holds the Buccaneers franchise record for consecutive field goals made with 25.
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Connor Barth is currently a real estate agent for Intracoastal Realty in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Connor Barth learned to kick under the tutelage of Brian Cardone in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Connor Barth played in the US Army All-American Bowl, where he was named the top kicker in the combine.
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Connor Barth was selected to the inaugural EA Sports High School All-America Team.
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Out of high school, Connor Barth was considered one of the best kickers in the country by most recruiting services.
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Connor Barth set the North Carolina state record for field goals in a season and career with 38.
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Connor Barth was 53 of 54 on extra point attempts as a Junior.
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Connor Barth kicked 75 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone.
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In 2004, as a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Connor Barth was named second-team freshman All-America by the Rivals.
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Connor Barth made his first career field goal on a 22-yard attempt at Virginia.
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In 2005, as a sophomore, Connor Barth made 11 of 21 field goals.
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Connor Barth struggled throughout the season, but connected on eight of his last ten field goal attempts.
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In 2006, as a junior, Connor Barth made all 10 field goal attempts and 24 of 26 extra points.
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Connor Barth was the only kicker in the country with a perfect field goal percentage.
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In 2007, as a senior, Connor Barth made 19 of 22 field goals and 30 of his final 33 attempts, dating back to his sophomore season.
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Connor Barth previously held the UNC record for most made field goals.
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Connor Barth was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008.
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Connor Barth failed to beat out Nick Novak for the team's placekicking job and was waived by the Chiefs on August 29,2008.
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Connor Barth remained perfect up until a Week 15 game where he missed two field goal attempts, including what would have been a game winning 50-yard field goal as time expired against the San Diego Chargers.
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Connor Barth was waived by the Chiefs on July 28,2009, in favor of Ryan Succop.
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Connor Barth was signed by the Miami Dolphins on August 10,2009, to compete with incumbent Dan Carpenter.
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Connor Barth was signed by the Buccaneers on November 3,2009, after the Buccaneers released Shane Andrus.
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Connor Barth tied an NFL record held by three other kickers when he made three field goals of 50 yards or more against the Miami Dolphins on November 15,2009; the kicks were from 51,50, and 54 yards.
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Connor Barth appeared in nine games in the 2009 season.
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Connor Barth converted all 12 extra point attempts and 14 of 19 field goal attempts.
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In Week 13, Connor Barth went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, converting from 50,47,46, and 44 yards, in the first half against the Carolina Panthers.
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Connor Barth became just the third NFL player in history to record four-plus field goals of 40 or more yards in one half.
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Connor Barth the set franchise record with a 92.9 field goal percentage in 2011, shattering Steve Christie's 85.2 percent in 1990.
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Connor Barth finished 11th in the league with a career-high 123 points.
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Connor Barth set a single-season franchise record with six field goals of 50 or more yards.
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On July 17,2013, Connor Barth was placed on injured reserve and missed the 2013 season with an Achilles injury suffered while taking part in a charity basketball game.
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On November 25,2014, Connor Barth signed with the Denver Broncos after they released their previous kicker, Brandon McManus.
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Connor Barth signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 26,2015.
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Connor Barth was resigned by Tampa Bay on October 6,2015, after the team released starting kicker Kyle Brindza.
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On November 8,2015, Connor Barth kicked a season-high four field goals against the New York Giants.
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On May 2,2016, Connor Barth was released after the Buccaneers drafted Roberto Aguayo in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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On May 19,2016, it was reported that Connor Barth was on his way to New Orleans to sign with the Saints, where he would compete with the Saints' current kicker Kai Forbath.
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On September 5,2016, Connor Barth was signed by the Chicago Bears to replace Robbie Gould.
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On September 18,2016, in Week 2, Connor Barth missed his first field goal attempt with the Bears against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Connor Barth finished the 2016 season converting 31 of 32 extra point attempts and 18 of 23 field goal attempts.
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The Bears released Connor Barth and signed Cairo Santos as his replacement the next day.
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Connor Barth finished his final NFL season converting all 17 extra point attempts and of 11 of 16 field goal attempts in ten games.
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Connor Barth's younger brother, Casey, was a placekicker for North Carolina.