词条 | Don Bitterlich |
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| name = Don Bitterlich | number = 4 | position = Placekicker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|1|5|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Warminster, Pennsylvania | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 7 | weight_lbs = 166 | high_school = William Tennent | college = Temple | draftyear = 1976 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 92 | pastteams =
| highlights = | statlabel1 = Field goals | statvalue1 = 1 | statlabel2 = Field goal attempts | statvalue2 = 4 | statlabel3 = Field goal % | statvalue3 = 0.25 | statlabel4 = Longest field goal | statvalue4 = 27 | nflnew = donbitterlich/2509641 }} Donald Bitterlich (born January 5, 1954 in Warminster, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks. Bitterlich kicked the first field goal in the expansion Seahawks history, also the first points ever scored by a Seahawks player. College careerA graduate of William Tennent High School,[1] Bitterlich was scouted by Temple Owls football head coach Wayne Hardin during his junior year. During his first tryout with the team, Bitterlich left early as he was scheduled to play accordion in a musical performance at Vitale's Restaurant in Bustleton, Philadelphia.[1] He attended the school with a soccer scholarship, and wanted to major in music, but as athletes were prohibited from doing so, he majored in civil engineering. With the Owls, Bitterlich set six NCAA records.[3] In 1974, Bitterlich was second in the nation for points scored on kicks.[2] The next year, Bitterlich set the record for the longest field goal in Temple history, with a 56-yard field goal.[3] During the year, against Drake, he also broke the NCAA record for the most consecutive conversions with 82, along with tying the NCAA record of for total kicking points with 84.[4] He was inducted into the Temple Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[3] Professional careerBitterlich was selected with in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Seahawks with the 92nd overall pick, the final selection of the round.[5] In the team's first game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Bitterlich scored the first points in Seahawks history with a 27-yard field goal.[6] However, he would miss three kicks later in the season against the San Francisco 49ers,[7] and was released after three games.[8] After being released by the Seahawks, Bitterlich tried out with the Philadelphia Eagles and two other teams, but was not signed.[8] Personal lifeBitterlich has a German ancestry.[9] Bitterlich is currently a project manager for the Daniel J. Keating Company.[8] Bitterlich is also an accordionist, an instrument he had been playing since he was 7.[1] A Christian, Bitterlich was a Sunday school teacher for 27 years.[8] He and his wife, Ellen,[1] have two daughters: Lisa, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes missionary, and Elizabeth, a J.Crew Boston store manager.[8] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Fleischman|first=Bill|url=http://articles.philly.com/1995-10-05/sports/25695218_1_accordion-owls-temple|title=Owls Football Accordion To Ex-kicker Bitterlich|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|date=October 5, 1995|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1975/11/10/618941/19th-hole-the-readers-take-over|title=19Th Hole: The Readers Take Over|work=Sports Illustrated|date=November 10, 1975|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Gelston|first=Dan|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2010/09/03/temple_beats_villanova_31_24_on_late_43_yard_fg/|title=Temple beats Villanova 31-24 on late 43-yard FG|publisher=Boston.com|date=September 3, 2010|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Wieskopf|first=Herman|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1975/12/01/614406/footballs-week|title=Football's Week|work=Sports Illustrated|date=December 1, 1975|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/rounds/_/round/3/year/1976|title=1976 NFL Draft Pick List and Results – Round 3|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197609120sea.htm|title=St. Louis Cardinals 30 at Seattle Seahawks 24|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197609260sea.htm|title=San Francisco 49ers 37 at Seattle Seahawks 21|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://engineering.temple.edu/news/alumni-profile-don-bitterlich-ce-76|title=Getting a Kick Out of Construction Project Management|work=Temple University|date=September 16, 2013|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.suburbanonesports.com/alumni/content/bitterlich-kicks-his-way-record-books|title=Bitterlich Kicks His Way Into Record Books|work=Suburban One Sports|date=June 13, 2010|accessdate=September 10, 2014}} External links
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