Erik Folk was born on January 26,1989 and is a former American college football placekicker who played for the University of Washington.
10 Facts About Erik Folk
Erik Folk is most remembered for kicking game-winning field goals to beat USC in 2009 and 2010.
Erik Folk went undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, and was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons before being released during the preseason.
Erik Folk's team finished as the No 6 team in the state, according to MaxPreps.
Erik Folk kicked a 50-yarder vs Canyon, the Knights spent part of 2005 season ranked No 1 in the state before falling to Dominguez in the CIF Southern Section Western Division final.
Erik Folk repeated his last-second heroics against No 18 USC the following year, hitting a 32-yard game-winning field goal.
Erik Folk was named Pac-10 Special Teams player of the week on October 4,2010.
On June 18,2012, Erik Folk was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.
Erik Folk is the younger brother of Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk, who was a first-team All-Pac-10 punter in 2006.
Erik Folk has another brother, Greg Folk, who played soccer at UCLA.