23 Facts About Luis Zendejas

Luis Fernando Zendejas was born on October 22,1961 and is a Mexican former player of American football who was a placekicker in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

Luis Zendejas was a member of the Arena Football League.

Luis Zendejas later played professionally in the United States Football League, and Canadian Football League.

Luis Zendejas played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Luis Zendejas's parents moved the family to Chino, California when he was eight years old.

Genaro Luis Zendejas had just migrated his family to Chino, California from Curimeo, Michoacan, Mexico.

Luis Zendejas attended Don Antonio Lugo High School, where he was initially a midfielder with the soccer team.

Luis Zendejas received All-CIF honors at the end of the season.

Luis Zendejas became a starter at place kicker as a freshman.

Luis Zendejas finished his college career making 81 out of 108 field goals and 137 out of 138 extra points.

Luis Zendejas set the then-NCAA Division I career scoring record of 368 points, and most of the school's kicking records.

Luis Zendejas was selected in the 1985 USFL Territorial Draft by the Arizona Outlaws of the United States Football League.

Luis Zendejas played in two games, where he made 3 out of 4 field goals and all 10 extra point attempts, including a team season-long 50-yard field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Luis Zendejas was replaced with Kerry Brady in the game against the Washington Redskins.

Luis Zendejas was targeted by linebacker Jessie Small on the second-half kickoff, where Luis Zendejas was penalized on the play for a low block.

Luis Zendejas later reported to the media that he taped a telephone conversation with Eagles special teams coach Al Roberts without telling Roberts that would prove the accusation.

Luis Zendejas was released on August 26,1990, after losing a kicking competition against Ken Willis.

Luis Zendejas played for the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers from 1992 to 1995.

Luis Zendejas was a part of the ArenaBowl VIII championship team in 1994.

Luis Zendejas is the only kicker in Rattlers history to drop-kick extra points for two points.

Luis Zendejas finished his career with the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League, where he kicked for 144 points in a single season in 1995.

Luis Zendejas's cousin Tony was a kicker in the NFL and Marty in the AFL.

Luis Zendejas has worked as senior director of community relations for the Arizona Cardinals since 2001.