Chris Bahr

Position:

Placekicker

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 3, 1953

Place of birth:

State College, Pennsylvania

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

170 lb (77 kg)

Career information

High school:

Neshaminy High School

College:

Penn State

NFL draft:

1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51

Career history

Career highlights and awards

2X Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII)
Pennsylvania All-Century Team
All-America (1975)
All-Rookie (1976)
All-AFC (1977)

Career NFL statistics

Field Goals:	241/381
Field Goal %:	63.3
Long Field Goal:	55
Extra Points:	490/519

Player stats at PFR

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Kurt Bahr
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1974	Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1975	Philadelphia Atoms	22	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Chris Bahr (born February 3, 1953 in State College, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.

High school

Attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

College

Bahr attended Penn State, where he was named an All-American three times for soccer and once for football. He led the Nittany Lions in scoring in 1975, including four field goals over 50 yards. He averaged 39 yards in punts. Bahr graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and later earned a Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law, attending school part-time while still playing with the Raiders.

Soccer

Bahr was the first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Atoms in the 1975 North American Soccer League draft. As a rookie midfielder, he made an immediate impression, tying an NASL scoring record for goals by a native-born American by netting 11, including two 2-goal games and four game winners. Bahr also netted the first sudden death goal in Atoms history against the New York Cosmos in front of 20,124 at Veterans Stadium. He was named the 1975 NASL Rookie of the Year. Bahr played 22 games for the Atoms, scoring 11 goals before departing for the NFL.

Bahr also joined his Atoms coach, Al Miller, on the 1976 U.S. National Team. He scored both goals for the United States in their 2-0 shutout of Bermuda in the qualifying rounds for the XXI Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.

NFL

After four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Bahr went on to become a stalwart placekicker with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He is the Raiders' second all-time leader in scoring (817 points), and his 162 career field goals was a Raiders record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Sebastian Janikowski. Bahr kicked in two Raiders Super Bowl victories, (1981 and 1984). Perhaps his best year as a pro came in 1983 when he compiled a 78% field goal percentage. He finished his career with a strong season, kicking 17 field goals and 29 PATs for the San Diego Chargers in 1989.

He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1976 and a Sporting News All-AFC in 1977.

Career regular season statistics

Career high/best bolded

Regular season statistics
Season	Team (record)	G	FGM	FGA	%	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	BLK	XPM	XPA	%	PTS
1976	Cincinnati Bengals (10–4)	14	14	27	51.9	1–1	6–8	2–4	3–8	2–6	51	0	39	42	92.9	81
1977	Cincinnati Bengals (8–6)	14	19	27	70.4	1–1	10–11	4–8	4–6	0–1	47	0	25	26	96.2	82
1978	Cincinnati Bengals (4–12)	16	16	30	53.3	0–0	5–7	4–8	6–12	1–3	52	0	26	29	89.7	74
1979	Cincinnati Bengals (4–12)	16	13	23	56.5	0–0	4–6	3–7	4–8	2–2	55	0	40	42	95.2	79
1980	Oakland Raiders (11–5)	16	19	37	51.4	0–0	4–6	9–12	6–13	0–6	48	0	41	44	93.2	98
1981	Oakland Raiders (7–9)	16	14	24	58.3	0–0	6–8	2–4	3–7	3–5	51	0	27	33	81.8	69
1982	Los Angeles Raiders (8–1)	9	10	16	62.5	1–1	2–3	4–5	3–5	0–2	43	0	32	33	97.0	62
1983	Los Angeles Raiders (12–4)	16	21	27	77.8	0–0	9–11	8–9	4–6	0–1	47	0	51	53	96.2	114
1984	Los Angeles Raiders (11–5)	16	20	27	74.1	1–1	7–7	4–7	7–11	1–1	50	0	40	42	95.2	100
1985	Los Angeles Raiders (12–4)	16	20	32	62.5	0–0	9–9	7–10	3–12	1–1	51	0	40	42	95.2	100
1986	Los Angeles Raiders (8–8)	16	21	28	75.0	3–3	6–6	6–9	5–8	1–2	52	0	36	36	100.0	99
1987	Los Angeles Raiders (5–10)	13	19	29	65.5	0–0	6–6	10–13	3–10	0–0	48	0	27	28	96.4	84
1988	Los Angeles Raiders (7–9)	16	18	29	62.1	1–1	7–7	3–6	6–11	1–4	50	0	37	39	94.9	91
1989	San Diego Chargers (6–10)	16	17	25	68.0	0–0	6–6	6–9	4–6	1–4	53	0	29	30	96.7	80
Career (14 seasons)		210	241	381	63.3	8–8	87–101	72–111	61–123	13–38	55	0	490	519	94.8	1213

Personal

Bahr is the son of Walter Bahr, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. His mother, Davies Ann, was a champion swimmer at Temple University and a physical education teacher at Penn State. His brother Casey Bahr was an All American soccer player at Navy, played professionally and was a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team. His younger brother, Matt Bahr played professional soccer and was also a standout placekicker in the NFL. Sister Davies Ann Bahr was an All-American gymnast at Penn State

Bahr holds an annual Chris Bahr Kicking Camp, a 3-day clinic for student in grades 7-12 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

After his NFL career, Bahr graduated from Southwestern Law School and practiced law in California and Pennsylvania. He is currently a financial consultant, managing assets for professional athletes for ProVest Management Group in Columbus, Ohio. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Eve, a corporate attorney, and their two children.

Bahr's son, C.J., is the placekicker for Slippery Rock University.

External links

Cincinnati Bengals 1976 NFL draft selections

Billy Brooks Archie Griffin Glenn Bujnoch Chris Bahr Danny Reece Reggie Williams Tony Davis Greg Fairchild Willie Shelby Scott Perry Orlando Nelson Bob Bateman Carmen Rome Ken Kuhn Ron Hunt Lonnie Allgood Tom Klaban Melvin Morgan Joe Dale Harris Randy Walker Greg Coleman Lynn Hieber George Demopoulis Scott Dannelley

Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV Champions

6 Marc Wilson 7 Dan Pastorini 8 Ray Guy 10 Chris Bahr 16 Jim Plunkett (Super Bowl MVP) 20 I. M. Hipp 21 Cliff Branch 22 Arthur Whittington 23 Odis McKinney 26 Keith Moody 30 Mark van Eeghen 31 Derrick Jensen 33 Kenny King 35 Dwayne O'Steen 36 Mike Davis 37 Lester Hayes 42 Monte Jackson 43 Ira Matthews 44 Burgess Owens 45 Mike Spivey 46 Todd Christensen 50 Dave Dalby 51 Bob Nelson 52 Mario Celotto 52 Greg Westbrooks 53 Rod Martin 55 Matt Millen 56 Jeff Barnes 57 Randy McClanahan 60 Alva Liles 62 Reggie Kinlaw 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Mickey Marvin 66 Steve Sylvester 70 Henry Lawrence 71 Lindsey Mason 72 John Matuszak 73 Dave Browning 74 Dave Pear 77 Joe Campbell 78 Art Shell 79 Bruce Davis 81 Morris Bradshaw 82 Dwight Harrison 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Derrick Ramsey 85 Bob Chandler 86 Cedrick Hardman 88 Raymond Chester 89 Rich Martini 90 Willie Jones

Head Coach: Tom Flores Coaches: Sam Boghosian Willie Brown Lew Erber Chet Franklin Earl Leggett Joe Madro Steve Ortmayer Charlie Sumner Ray Willsey

Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII Champions

6 Marc Wilson 8 Ray Guy 10 Chris Bahr 11 David Humm 16 Jim Plunkett 20 Ted Watts 21 Cliff Branch 22 Mike Haynes 23 Odis McKinney 25 Irvin Phillips 26 Vann McElroy 27 Frank Hawkins 28 Cleo Montgomery 31 Derrick Jensen 32 Marcus Allen (MVP) 33 Kenny King 34 Greg Pruitt 36 Mike Davis 37 Lester Hayes 38 Chester Willis 40 Rick Berns 45 James Davis 46 Todd Christensen 47 Don Bessillieu 48 Kenny Hill 50 Dave Dalby 51 Bob Nelson 52 Jim Romano 53 Rod Martin 54 Darryl Byrd 55 Matt Millen 56 Jeff Barnes 57 Tony Caldwell 58 Jack Squirek 61 Dave Stalls 62 Reggie Kinlaw 64 Shelby Jordan 65 Mickey Marvin 66 Steve Sylvester 68 Johnny Robinson 70 Henry Lawrence 71 Bill Pickel 72 Don Mosebar 73 Charley Hannah 74 Archie Reese 75 Howie Long 76 Ed Muransky 77 Lyle Alzado 79 Bruce Davis 80 Malcolm Barnwell 82 Calvin Muhammad 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Derrick Ramsey 85 Dokie Williams 87 Don Hasselbeck 93 Greg Townsend

Head Coach: Tom Flores Coaches: Sam Boghosian Willie Brown Chet Franklin Larry Kennan Earl Leggett Bob Mischak Steve Ortmayer Terry Robiskie Art Shell Charlie Sumner Tom Walsh Ray Willsey

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