Graham Clark Gano was born on April 9,1987 and is an American football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
50 Facts About Graham Gano
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Graham Gano played college football at Florida State and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
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Graham Gano's father, Mark, was a United States Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and Vietnam veteran who was stationed at Canadian Forces Base, Gander, Newfoundland when Graham Gano was born.
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Graham Gano has a long line of ancestors who served in the military, including his great grandfather Richard Graham Gano, and grandfather Raymond of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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Graham Gano played in the CaliFlorida All-Star game, completing a 50-yard field goal in the game.
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Graham Gano captured three state titles in track at the 2005 FHSAA 3A District 1, winning the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.55 seconds, the 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.70 seconds, and the 400-meter dash, with a time of 48.00 seconds.
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Graham Gano attended Florida State University from 2005 to 2008, playing as a kicker and punter for the Florida State Seminoles.
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Graham Gano was the highest scoring kicker in America and fourth overall in the FBS in scoring.
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Graham Gano was listed as Walter Camp, Associated Press, Sporting News, SI.
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Graham Gano was four-time ACC Specialist of the Week for his kicking performances against NC State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, and Maryland.
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Graham Gano was a two-time Lou Groza Star of the Week honoree for his performances in Florida State's victories over NC State and Clemson.
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Graham Gano was named offensive special teams player of the year for the Seminoles as selected by the Florida State coaching staff.
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Graham Gano led the ACC in field goals per game with a career-high 2.2 field goals per game average.
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Graham Gano has the highest field goal percentage in the ACC; in 2008, he made 92.3 percent of his field goal attempts and led the league in field goals made with 24.
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Graham Gano was the ACC's leading scorer with 105 points and a 9.5 points per game average.
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Graham Gano is one of only two punters ever to be named the MVP of a bowl game, when he was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2008 Champs Sports Bowl.
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Graham Gano holds the Seminoles single season record for 50+-yard field goals, completing five straight attempts from 50 yards or longer.
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Graham Gano signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent immediately after the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Graham Gano was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League after being cut by the Ravens.
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Graham Gano earned the first points for the league after converting a 32-yard field goal, and hit a then-UFL record long field goal of 53 yards.
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Graham Gano was responsible for the winning field goal which gave the Locomotives the first ever UFL championship.
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Graham Gano finished the season leading the league in scoring and field goals made.
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On December 8,2009, Graham Gano was signed by the Washington Redskins, replacing veteran Shaun Suisham.
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Graham Gano successfully connected on his first career NFL field goal attempt, a 46-yard attempt against the Oakland Raiders on December 13,2009.
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Graham Gano appeared in three games in the 2009 season.
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Graham Gano continued to play for the Redskins in the 2010 season.
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Graham Gano cemented his status as a clutch kicker for the Redskins by contributing to three overtime game-winning field goals when playing against the Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Graham Gano earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game against Jacksonville.
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On March 3,2012, the Redskins tendered a contract with Graham Gano establishing exclusive negotiating rights and guaranteeing him a league minimum salary.
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Graham Gano was forced to compete for his job after the team signed Neil Rackers.
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On November 20,2012, Graham Gano was signed by the Carolina Panthers, replacing Justin Medlock.
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Graham Gano played in the last six games of the season under head coach Ron Rivera and converted nine out of eleven field goal attempts.
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On February 28,2014, it was announced that Graham Gano had signed a new four-year contract with the Panthers worth $12.4 million.
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Graham Gano converted all 34 extra point attempts and 29 of 35 field goal attempts.
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On November 2,2015, Graham Gano kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal in overtime against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Graham Gano had an NFL-leading 62 points in November 2015, going 15-for-17 on field goals and 17-for-18 on extra-point attempts.
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Graham Gano finished the 2015 NFL season with 146 points, breaking John Kasay's team record for most in a season.
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In Super Bowl 50, Graham Gano was one-of-two on field goals and converted the lone extra point for the Panthers.
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Graham Gano was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2017 as an injury replacement for Greg Zuerlein.
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On March 6,2018, Graham Gano signed a four-year, $17 million contract extension with the Panthers.
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Graham Gano was placed on injured reserve on December 19,2018, after sitting out the previous two games due to injury.
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Graham Gano finished the season having converted 30 of 33 extra point attempts and 14 of 16 field goal attempts.
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Graham Gano was released by the team on July 30,2020.
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Graham Gano signed with the New York Giants on August 19,2020.
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Graham Gano set a Giants franchise record in Week 5 when he successfully kicked three field goals of 50 or more yards at Dallas.
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Graham Gano was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 9.
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On November 15,2020, Graham Gano signed a three-year, $14 million contract extension through 2023.
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Graham Gano finished the 2020 season with 21 of 23 extra point attempts converted and 31 of 32 field goal attempts converted.
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On October 3,2021, Graham Gano missed a 35 yard field goal against the New Orleans Saints ending his streak of most consecutive field goals made of just 37 which tied with Jason Myers in fourth place in the NFL record.
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Graham Gano was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for making all 3 field goals in Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers.