Robert Kenneth Willis II was born on October 6,1966 and is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Giants.
15 Facts About Ken Willis
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Ken Willis played college football at the University of Kentucky.
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Ken Willis was a teammate of future NFL player Mark Higgs.
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Ken Willis was named All-conference in baseball as a senior.
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Ken Willis moved on to play for Centre College, where he was the team's kicker and punter.
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Ken Willis transferred to the University of Kentucky at the end of his first year.
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Ken Willis set the school mark for points in a game and tied the school record for field goals in a game.
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Ken Willis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1990 NFL draft.
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Ken Willis earned the starting job over Luis Zendejas in preseason, becoming the first rookie to kick for the club since Efren Herrera in 1974.
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Ken Willis set a franchise record for points by a rookie, surpassing the previous mark of 78 points held by Bob Hayes and Tony Dorsett.
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Ken Willis finished as the NFC's second-leading kicker with 118 points and had a team record 39 attempts.
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Ken Willis was left unprotected in Plan B free agency after accepting a $25,000 advance on his salary and agreeing verbally with the Cowboys that he would not sign with any other team.
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Ken Willis played in 6 games and didn't miss a field goal or an extra point.
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Ken Willis is currently retired as of 2022, but was a math teacher at Bentonville High School and previously at Lafayette High School.
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Ken Willis was a middle school math teacher in the Owensboro Public School system.