Albin "A. J." Haglund (born July 24, 1983) is a former American football placekicker who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the San Jose SaberCats and Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. He played college football at the University of Central Oklahoma and attended El Reno High School in El Reno, Oklahoma.[1]
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 24, 1983 Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | El Reno (OK) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Central Oklahoma Bronchos | ||||||||||||
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College career
editHaglund was a four-year starter for the Central Oklahoma Bronchos. He set career records for field goals and extra points at UCO while being named to UCO's All-Century Team.[1] He was also a First Team All-Lone Star Conference North Division selection in 2003 and 2004.[2]
Professional career
editHaglund played for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the af2 in 2006, earning New Balance Kicker of the Year honors. He led all kickers in scoring with 146 points and had the best season for extra point accuracy in af2 history, converting on 93.5 percent (116 of 124) of his point after attempts.[3]
Haglund signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL on October 9, 2006.[4] He played for the SaberCats from 2007 to 2008.[5] He set the AFL single-season record for extra points made with 128 and led the league with 158 kick points during the 2007 season.[1][3] Haglund earned Second Team All-Arena and All-Rookie Team honors in 2007.[6] He earned First Team All-Arena and Kicker of the Year honors after leading all kickers in scoring with 179 points in 2008.[3]
Haglund was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the AFL on March 19, 2010. He left the team on June 28, 2010.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sterling, Cory (July 25, 2008). "Haglund ready for ArenaBowl Arena football: ArenaBowl XXII set for Sunday El Reno, UCO grad is top kicker in AFL". newsok.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "2013 UCO Football Media Guide". issuu.com. 2013. p. 68. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Former Yard Dawg, A.J. Haglund, named AFL Kicker of the Year". arenafan.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Albin 'AJ' Haglund - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Albin 'AJ' Haglund - Awards". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.