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| Born | 18 January 1953 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 5 / pick: 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Joseph Dennis O'Donoghue (born 18 January 1953) is an Irish-born former professional football placekicker, who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the St. Louis Cardinals.
From 1987 to 2023, until Daniel Whelan was selected as punter for the Green Bay Packers, O'Donoghue had been the most recent Irish-born American to have played in the NFL.[1] At 6 ft 6 inches, he is the tallest kicker in NFL history.[2]