1. David Jonathan Buehler was born on February 5,1987 and is an American former professional football placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.
36 Facts About David Buehler
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David Buehler was selected by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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David Buehler played college football at the University of Southern California.
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David Buehler was named to the All-Mission Conference National Division first-team.
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David Buehler was recruited to USC for multiple positions, and in his first season with the Trojans was designated as a third-string placekicker, fullback and safety while playing coverage on special teams.
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David Buehler appeared in 11 games, primarily on special teams.
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David Buehler had not expected to kick during the game, he made the kick while wearing the heavier equipment of a fullback and tied the score at 9 as the Trojans went on their way to a conference-clinching victory.
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David Buehler had one kickoff during the 2006 Stanford game and, after starting kicker Troy Van Blarcom was dismissed from the team for academic reasons at the end of the regular season, Buehler handled kickoff duties during the 2007 Rose Bowl.
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Danelo had been expected to start during the 2007 season; with his death and the dismissal of Van Blarcom the previous month, David Buehler became the starting kicker and dropped his other positions.
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David Buehler started all 13 games, successfully making 16-of-19 field goals and 52-of-54 extra points, plus he made 3 special teams tackles.
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David Buehler started all 13 games as a senior in the 2008 season, making 9 of 13 field goals and 65 of 66 extra points.
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David Buehler blamed himself for trying to do a different routine before the contest.
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David Buehler finished the 2008 season with 5,976 yards on 88 kickoffs.
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David Buehler registered 48 total touchbacks on those 88 kickoffs.
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David Buehler was one of twelve USC players invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine, where he opted to participate in areas not required of kickers.
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David Buehler recorded results on strength and speed tests that were better than other regarded linebackers and offensive linemen.
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David Buehler recorded 25 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press test, better than USC teammate Rey Maualuga, linemen Michael Oher and Eugene Monroe, and equal to Aaron Curry, and ran 4.56 and 4.63 seconds in the 40-yard dash, better than teammates Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III.
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David Buehler was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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David Buehler was the first kicker taken after an impressive showing at the NFL combine.
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David Buehler was the first USC kicker to be drafted since Cole Ford in 1995.
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David Buehler handled the team's kickoffs and missed his only field goal attempt in the Cowboys' opening regular season game against the Washington Redskins.
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David Buehler made his only attempt in a pre-season game against Oakland Raiders on August 13,2009.
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David Buehler took the field on the kick and punt return teams.
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In May 2009, when the Dallas Cowboys' training facility collapsed during rookie mini-camp, David Buehler was one of the few players injured.
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David Buehler made the team as a kickoff specialist, which was the first time in the history of the Cowboys that it carried a player for only that specific role.
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David Buehler finished with 24-of-32 field goal attempts and 42-of-44 extra points.
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David Buehler converted four field goals from 50+ yards to tie a franchise record set by Ken Willis.
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David Buehler registered 14 special teams tackles, setting a club record for kickers.
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David Buehler finished 10th in the league in scoring and tied for 13th in total field goals made.
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David Buehler suffered from inconsistency, making only 24 out of 32 field goals attempts, ranking 30th out of 32 NFL kickers in accuracy.
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In 2011, this caused the Cowboys to give the starter job to rookie Dan Bailey, while David Buehler was relegated to handle only the kickoffs, as he did in 2009.
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David Buehler required surgery to fix a torn adductor muscle.
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David Buehler was waived on March 13,2012, after not being able to develop into a consistent field goal placekicker and the team deciding not to carry a kickoff specialist.
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On February 13,2013, David Buehler signed with the New York Giants to compete for the placekicker job during preseason.
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David Buehler's father, John, was a shot putter for the USC Trojans.
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David Buehler's grandfather, Fredrick Ford Lynch was a football player for the USC Trojans.