Dave Cutler (Canadian football) explained

Dave Cutler
Birth Date:1945 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada
Number:26
Import:no
Position1:Kicker
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:185
Cis:Simon Fraser
Cfldraftedyear:1969
Cfldraftedround:1
Cfldraftedpick:4
Cfldraftedteam:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Career Highlights:
Cflallstar:,
Cflwestallstar:,,
Honours:1986 - Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour
Records:Eskimos Records
  • Longest Field Goal (59) - October 28, 1970
  • Longest Kickoff (95) - August 6, 1975
  • Most Field Goals – Season (50) - 1977
  • Most Field Goals – Game (6) - October 22, 1972
  • Most Singles – Career (218)
  • Most Singles – Game (5) - October 28, 1983
Statlabel1:Field Goals
Statvalue1:464/790
Statlabel2:FG %
Statvalue2:58.7%
Statlabel3:Longest FG
Statvalue3:59
Statlabel4:Kickoffs
Statvalue4:1,030
Statlabel5:Kickoff Yardage
Statvalue5:60,527 (Avg: 58.8 yds)
Cfhof:dave-cutler
Cfhofyear:1998

David Robert Stuart Cutler (born October 17, 1945) is a former all-star place kicker with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Cutler is considered by many to be the best field goal kicker in CFL history.[1]

CFL

A graduate of Simon Fraser University, and playing his entire 16-year career with the Eskimos, Cutler is the team's all time point scorer, with 2237. He was an all star 4 times and was a member of 6 Grey Cup winning teams, including being an essential part of their great 5 win (1978–1982) dynasty. One of his most memorable plays occurred with only seconds remaining in the 69th Grey Cup game of 1981 against Ottawa, where his field goal was not only game winning, but dynasty extending. His kick capped one of the most dramatic comebacks in Grey Cup history, as the Eskimos were down by 19 points at half-time.

Awards and honors

Cutler is a member of the Simon Fraser University Sports Hall of Fame, the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and in 2016 was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Cutler . Hall of Famers . Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum . 2009-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107191108/http://www.cfhof.ca/page/cutlerdave . 2009-11-07 .