Ain't that a kick, part 4

In 1981, Donald Igwebuike became a place kicker on the Clemson University football team. He was “a” kicker, not “the” kicker. He shared place kicking duties with a teammate named Bob Paulling.

Igwebuike kicked the majority of the team’s field goals while Paulling converted most of the extra points. In Clemson’s opening game of the season, Igwebuike booted a 52-yard field goal in his first-ever attempt in his first ever football game!

The two-kicker strategy worked well for Clemson that year as the team posted a 12-0 record and became champions of football’s Division I of the National Collegiat...