Kenny Stucker

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL player |name=Kenny Stucker |image= |number=8, 6 |position=Placekicker |birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|6|11}} |birth_place= Miami, Florida, U.S. |height_ft=5 |height_in=10 |weight_lbs=185 |high_school= |college=Ball State (1988–1991) |undraftedyear=1992 |pastteams= * Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|1994}}–{{AFL Year|1999}}) * Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2002}}) * New York Dragons ({{AFL Year|2003}}) * Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2003}}) * Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2003}}) |highlights= * ArenaBowl champion (2003) * 2× First-team All-Arena (1996, 1998) * AFL Kicker of the Year ({{AFL Year|1998}}) |aflstatlabel1=FG made |aflstatvalue1=121 |aflstatlabel2=FG att |aflstatvalue2=262 |aflstatlabel3=PAT made |aflstatvalue3=434 |aflstatlabel4=PAT att |aflstatvalue4=476 |aflstatlabel5=Tackles |aflstatvalue5=26.5 |afl=1555 }} '''Kenny Stucker''' (born June 11, 1970) is an American former professional football placekicker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Chicago Rush, New York Dragons and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at Ball State University.

==College career== Stucker played for the Ball State Cardinals from 1988 to 1991. He was named to the All-MAC First Team as a junior and senior after being named to the second team as a freshman and sophomore. He connected on 93-of-96 extra points and 62-of-87 field goals in his career. Stucker was selected to play in Blue-Gray College Football All-Star Game after his senior season. He was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3770756 |title=Iron Coach Kenny Stucker Enters Ball State Hall of Fame |publisher=.oursportscentral.com |date=January 29, 2009 |accessdate=December 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031931/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3770756 |archivedate=December 25, 2014 }}</ref>

==Professional career== Stucker played for the Milwaukee Mustangs from 1994 to 1999. He was named First Team All-Arena in 1996 and 1998. He was also named AFL Kicker of the Year in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1555&pageview=bio | title=Kenny Stucker | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Stucker was also the last player, as of 2014, in the Arena Football League to have connected on a two-point dropkick, which took place in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/about/afl-rules.html |title=Rules of the Game |publisher=arenafootball.com |accessdate=December 24, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225033049/http://www.arenafootball.com/about/afl-rules.html |archivedate=December 25, 2014 }}</ref>

Stucker came out of retirement to sign with the Chicago Rush during the team'd playoff run in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1972652 |title=Rush Signs Stucker for Playoff Game |publisher=oursportscentral.com |date=August 3, 2002 |accessdate=December 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225032320/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1972652 |archivedate=December 25, 2014 }}</ref>

Stucker played for the New York Dragons at the start of the 2003 Arena Football League season. He was released by the Dragons on March 8, 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=72 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

Stucker signed with the Chicago Rush on March 15, 2003. He was released by the Rush on March 28, 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=64 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

He spent time with the Tampa Bay Storm during the 2003 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1555&pageview=career | title=Kenny Stucker | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=stuckken001&defensesort=4 Stats Crew profile] *[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kenny-stucker-1.html College stats]

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