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词条 Erik Folk
释义

  1. High school

  2. College

  3. Professional career

  4. Personal

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Erik Folk
|number=1
|position=Kicker
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|01|26}}
|birth_place=Woodland Hills, California
|height_ft = 5
|height_in = 11
|weight_lbs = 199
|high_school = Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame
|college= Washington
|undraftedyear=2012
|pastteams=
  • Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2012}})

|pastteamsnote = yes
|highlights=
}}

Erik Folk (born January 26, 1989) is a former American college football placekicker who played for the University of Washington. He is most remembered for kicking game-winning field goals to beat USC in 2009 and 2010.

He went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, and was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons before being released during the preseason.

High school

Folk helped Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School to an 11-1 record and a Serra League championship as a senior in 2006. The team finished the regular season 10-0 before beating Dana Hills, 45-10, in the first round of the playoffs, subsequently lost to Long Beach Poly, 31-21, the following week. Folk's team finished as the No. 6 team in the state, according to MaxPreps. Los Angeles Daily News second-team all-area kicker and other awards and accomplishments including, CalHiSports all-state third team, PrepStar all-region selection, booted 53-of-53 PATs and seven field goals as a senior, kicked a 56-yarder vs. Birmingham High in 2006.

He also kicked a 50-yarder vs. Canyon, the Knights spent part of 2005 season ranked No. 1 in the state before falling to Dominguez in the CIF Southern Section Western Division final.

College

During the 2009 season, it was Folk’s 22-yarder with three seconds to play that made the difference in a 16-13 upset win over No. 3 USC.

Folk repeated his last-second heroics against No. 18 USC the following year, hitting a 32-yard game-winning field goal. He was named Pac-10 Special Teams player of the week on October 4, 2010.

Professional career

On June 18, 2012, Folk was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.[1] in 2012, but was released before the regular season.

Personal

Folk was born to Anton and Kathryn Folk. He is the younger brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Nick Folk, who was a first-team All-Pac-10 punter in 2006. He also has another brother, Greg Folk, who played soccer at UCLA.

See also

  • Washington Huskies football statistical leaders

References

1. ^{{cite web | title=Falcons Sign Undrafted Kicker Erik Folk | work= thefalcoholic.com | url=http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2012/6/18/3096004/falcons-sign-undrafted-kicker-erik-folk |accessdate=June 18, 2012}}

External links

  • Washington Huskies bio
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7 : 1989 births|Living people|People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Players of American football from California|American football placekickers|Washington Huskies football players|Atlanta Falcons players

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