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Dave Conway
David Alexander Conway Jr. (January 6, 1945 – January 22, 2008) was an American football placekicker and punter who played college football at the University of Texas in the 1960's and played in one game for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL) in 1971.
He holds the NFL record for most extra points made per game (5) and shares the record for most extra points attempted per game (5).
Conway was born and raised in Baytown, Texas where he played jr. High and High School Football. In 1959, he led all Baytown Jr. High football players in scoring. At Baytown High School he played punter, kicker and quarterback for the football team and also ran track.
Conway played college football at Texas from 1964-66, where he was a 3 year starter at kicker and 1 year starter at punter, but had been recruited as a quarterback.
In 1963 he was on the freshman team.
In 1964 he went 7-12 on FGs and 24-24 on PATs and helped the Horns go 10-1, win the Orange Bowl and finish ranked #5 after spending 3 weeks ranked #1. He scored the 2nd most points on the team and the 4th most kicking point in the Country. He also had 2 punts and 3 tackles. He tied Tony Crosby's school record for highest extra point percentage (100%) - both of whom went 24 for 24. Billy Schott would match it, but with more PATs, in 1972.
In 1965 he led the team in scoring going 8-16 on FGs and 21-24 on PATs and was also the team's primary punter, kicking 52 punts for 2,253 yards total on a team that went 6-4. He set the then school-record for punting average with 43.3 yards/punt and finished 5th in the country for punting average. He finished 9th in the nation in kicking scoring. He also had 3 rushes for 25 yards, including one scramble for 20 yards, and a pass attempt.
In 1966 he again led the team in scoring, going 8-13 on FGs, including a career long and school-record 52 yarder, and 17-19 on PATs on a team that won the Bluebonnet Bowl. Bill Bradley took over primary punting duties, but Conway still had 8 punts for 315 yards as well as 3 tackles. At the end of the season he was name All-Southwest Conference as a kicking specialist.
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Dave Conway
David Alexander Conway Jr. (January 6, 1945 – January 22, 2008) was an American football placekicker and punter who played college football at the University of Texas in the 1960's and played in one game for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL) in 1971.
He holds the NFL record for most extra points made per game (5) and shares the record for most extra points attempted per game (5).
Conway was born and raised in Baytown, Texas where he played jr. High and High School Football. In 1959, he led all Baytown Jr. High football players in scoring. At Baytown High School he played punter, kicker and quarterback for the football team and also ran track.
Conway played college football at Texas from 1964-66, where he was a 3 year starter at kicker and 1 year starter at punter, but had been recruited as a quarterback.
In 1963 he was on the freshman team.
In 1964 he went 7-12 on FGs and 24-24 on PATs and helped the Horns go 10-1, win the Orange Bowl and finish ranked #5 after spending 3 weeks ranked #1. He scored the 2nd most points on the team and the 4th most kicking point in the Country. He also had 2 punts and 3 tackles. He tied Tony Crosby's school record for highest extra point percentage (100%) - both of whom went 24 for 24. Billy Schott would match it, but with more PATs, in 1972.
In 1965 he led the team in scoring going 8-16 on FGs and 21-24 on PATs and was also the team's primary punter, kicking 52 punts for 2,253 yards total on a team that went 6-4. He set the then school-record for punting average with 43.3 yards/punt and finished 5th in the country for punting average. He finished 9th in the nation in kicking scoring. He also had 3 rushes for 25 yards, including one scramble for 20 yards, and a pass attempt.
In 1966 he again led the team in scoring, going 8-13 on FGs, including a career long and school-record 52 yarder, and 17-19 on PATs on a team that won the Bluebonnet Bowl. Bill Bradley took over primary punting duties, but Conway still had 8 punts for 315 yards as well as 3 tackles. At the end of the season he was name All-Southwest Conference as a kicking specialist.