1. Robert Paul Gould III is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
42 Facts About Robbie Gould
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Robbie Gould played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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Robbie Gould was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
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Robbie Gould played with the Bears from 2005 to 2015, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2006, and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
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Robbie Gould is the ninth-most accurate placekicker in NFL history and never missed a field goal or an extra-point attempt in the postseason.
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Robbie Gould finished his career as the 10th all-time leading scorer in NFL history.
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Robbie Gould was born to Cheryl and Robert Robbie Gould in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.
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Robbie Gould's father was a three-time All-American soccer player who led Lock Haven University to a Division II national championship in 1980, and was drafted by the St Louis Steamers in the early 1980s.
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Robbie Gould attended Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, where he won letters in football, soccer, basketball, and track.
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Robbie Gould was originally interested in pursuing professional soccer while still in high school.
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Robbie Gould enrolled at Penn State, where he played for the Nittany Lions football team and earned a degree in business management.
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Robbie Gould earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game against the Saints.
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Robbie Gould kicked 26 consecutive field goals in 2006, breaking former Bears' kicker Kevin Butler's record of most consecutive field goals and winning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 16 against the Detroit Lions and NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October 2006 in the process.
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Robbie Gould was named to the 2006 All-Pro team by the Associated Press.
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In 2008, Robbie Gould was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December 2008 after making all eight of his field-goal attempts including two more overtime game-winners, becoming the fourth kicker of overtime game-winning field goals in back-to-back games in NFL history.
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Robbie Gould converted 26 of 29 field-goal attempts in 2008, breaking his own franchise single-season record for accuracy.
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Robbie Gould ended the 2013 season converting 26 of 29 field goal attempts and 45 of 46 extra points for a total of 123 points scored.
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Robbie Gould became the second player in Bears history to record 1,000 points, with 1,025,91 points behind Kevin Butler.
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Robbie Gould's seven seasons with at least 100 points is a Chicago Bears record.
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Robbie Gould suffered a quad injury which cost him some time.
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Robbie Gould earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time since the 2006 season.
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In Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Robbie Gould became the Bears' all-time scoring leader with 1,118 points, overtaking Kevin Butler's record by two, with a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter.
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Robbie Gould concluded the year having converted 33 of 39 field goals for an 84.6 percentage, 19th in the league, and leading the Bears in scoring with 127 points.
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In 2016, Robbie Gould was awarded the Ed Block Courage Award.
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Robbie Gould was released by the Bears in a cost-saving move on September 4,2016.
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Robbie Gould, the longest-tenured player for the Bears, ended his career in Chicago as the team's all-time leader in career points, field goals made, and career field goals of at least 50 yards.
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Robbie Gould took the number 5 because Giants' punter Brad Wing already had his preferred 9.
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On March 9,2017, Robbie Gould signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Robbie Gould finished the season third in scoring with 145 points from 28 extra points and 39 field goals converted.
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Robbie Gould was voted as an alternate to the 2018 Pro Bowl.
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Robbie Gould contributed to two wins by kicking a game-winning field goal, one in Week 14 against the New Orleans Saints and one in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Robbie Gould was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 12.
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Robbie Gould finished the 2020 season converting 36 of 38 extra point tries and 19 of 23 field goal tries.
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On October 5,2021, Robbie Gould was placed on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury before Week 4.
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In Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams, Robbie Gould had to take over punting duties in addition to kicking duties after punter Mitch Wishnowsky suffered a concussion in the first half of the game.
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Robbie Gould was not used as much in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which his only kicking attempt was a successful extra-point attempt.
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Robbie Gould made 27 out of 32 field goals and 50 out of 51 extra-point attempts during the season.
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On March 4,2023, Robbie Gould announced that he would depart from San Francisco after six seasons and play somewhere else for the 2023 NFL season.
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On December 7,2023, Robbie Gould announced on Instagram his retirement from professional football.
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Robbie Gould is the 10th all-time leading scorer in NFL history.
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On February 23,2024, Robbie Gould was hired as the head football coach at Rolling Meadows High School in Illinois.
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Robbie Gould's younger brother, Chris Gould, was a kicker for the University of Virginia and in the Arena Football League, and is currently an assistant special teams coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.