John Hall (American football)
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{{dablink|For other people with similar names, see [[John Hall]].}}
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|Name=John Hall
|DateOfBirth={{birth date and age|1974|3|17}}
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|Birthplace={{flagicon|USA}} [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Florida|FL]]
|Position=[[Placekicker]]
|College=[[University of Wisconsin-Madison|Wisconsin]]
|years=1997-2002<BR>2003–2006
|teams=[[New York Jets]]<BR>[[Washington Redskins]]
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'''John Hall''' (born [[March 17]], [[1974]] in [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Florida]]) is an [[American football]] [[placekicker]], who currently is a [[free agent]] in the [[National Football League]]. He kicked for [[Port Charlotte High School]] and played [[college football]] at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]. While at [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] John played and won three bowl games (Rose, Hall of Fame and Copper Bowls). He signed as a [[rookie]] free agent to the [[New York Jets]] in [[1997 NFL season|1997]].
Hall was troubled by a groin injury for the [[2004 NFL season|2004 season]] and only appeared in eight games. Before being signed as a free agent by the [[Washington Redskins]] in [[2003 NFL season|2003]], he played six seasons for the [[New York Jets]]. His most accurate season came in [[2005 Washington Redskins season|2005]], when he converted 12 of 14 [[Field goal (football)|field goal]]s for an 85.7% success rate, although his season long was only from 45 yards out. He also missed a crucial field goal, well within his range, in the Redskins' [[NFL_playoffs%2C_2005-06#NFC:_Seattle_Seahawks_20.2C_Washington_Redskins_10|divisional playoff]] defeat against the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He attended the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] where he majored in [[consumer science]].
Hall's 53-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the final regular season game against Oakland clinched a [[2001 New York Jets season|2001]] playoff berth for the Jets. Hall missed the last second field goal attempt during the [[2006_Washington_Redskins_season#Week_1:_vs._Minnesota_Vikings|September 11, 2006 game]] vs. the [[Minnesota Vikings]] causing his team a loss. Hall's problems have stemmed from his constant string of injuries. He was placed on the [[injured reserve]] list for the [[2006 NFL season|2006 season]] with a strained groin and a strained [[quadriceps]] muscle in his leg. The Redskins released Hall on March 7, 2007.
John is married to his wife Christina and they have 2 children (Brady and Ava). John now owns his own restaurant called John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar
<ref>[http://www.goalpostgrill.com John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar]</ref>in his hometown of [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Florida]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.goalpostgrill.com John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar]
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Charlotte County, Florida]]
[[Category:American football placekickers]]
[[Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players]]
[[Category:New York Jets players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]