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Luis Zendejas was born on 22 October, 1961 in Curimeo, Michoacan, Mexico, is a Mexican gridiron football player (born 1961). Discover Luis Zendejas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Curimeo, Michoacan, Mexico |
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Luis Zendejas Height, Weight & Measurements
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Luis Zendejas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Luis Zendejas worth at the age of 62 years old? Luis Zendejas’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Mexico. We have estimated Luis Zendejas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Luis Fernando Zendejas (born October 22, 1961) is a Mexican former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
He also was a member of the Arena Football League (AFL).
He later played professionally in the United States Football League (USFL), and Canadian Football League (CFL).
He played college football at Arizona State University.
Zendejas, was born in Curimeo, Michoacan, Mexico as one of nine children to Joaquin, and Raquel Zendejas.
His parents moved the family to Chino, California when he was eight years old.
In moving from Michoacan, he would be joining his uncle, Genaro's family, which included his cousins, and future place kickers Tony Zendejas and Martin Zendejas.
Genaro Zendejas had just migrated his family to Chino, California from Curimeo, Michoacan, Mexico.
Soccer was the main sport in the Zendejas family.
He attended Don Antonio Lugo High School, where he was initially a midfielder with the soccer team.
He was called "Z" by his teammates.
Football head coach Jack Coppes asked him to try out for the team and he ended up playing both sports.
As a freshman, he converted 5 field goals and 19 extra point attempts.
As a sophomore, he tied his cousin Tony, for the second longest field goal (53 yards) in CIF history.
As a senior, he became the school's first four-year varsity letterman, while helping to win its first California Interscholastic Federation football title.
He received All-CIF honors at the end of the season.
Zendejas accepted a football scholarship from Arizona State University.
He became a starter at place kicker as a freshman.
As a junior in 1983, he made a school record 28 field goals for 112 points, receiving first-team All-Pac-10 and consensus first-team All-American honors.
As a senior in 1984, he slumped early in the season, but recovered to earn second-team All-Pac-10 honors.
He finished his college career making 81 out of 108 field goals (75%) and 137 out of 138 extra points (99.3%).
He set the then-NCAA Division I career scoring record of 368 points, and most of the school's kicking records.
Zendejas was selected in the 1985 USFL Territorial Draft by the Arizona Outlaws of the United States Football League.
On January 23, 1985, he was signed to a contract.
He made 72% (24-33) of his field goals and 87% (36-41) of his extra points as a rookie.
In 1986, the team folded along with the rest of the league.
In 1986, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings, who were looking for a replacement for the recently retired Jan Stenerud.
On August 21, he was released after losing the kicking competition against Chuck Nelson.
In 1987, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, who were looking for a replacement for Rafael Septién.
On September 1, he was waived after losing the kicking competition to Roger Ruzek.
After the players went on a strike on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players.
In September, he was re-signed to be a part of the Cowboys replacement team, which was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.
He played in two games, where he made 3 out of 4 field goals and all 10 extra point attempts, including a team season-long 50-yard field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles.
He was replaced with Kerry Brady in the game against the Washington Redskins.
On October 27, he was placed on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury.
He was released 3 weeks later.
On July 22, 1988, he was re-signed by the Cowboys who wanted protect themselves in case Ruzek's contract holdout extended into the regular season.
Zendejas, who made a 47-yard field goal but missed two 49-yarders in the preseason, was released when Ruzek rejoined the team on September 13.
On September 27, 1988, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles after Dean Dorsey and Dale Dawson struggled in the first four games of the year.
In 1995, he was inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame.