Place Kicker
No. 3
Cornell
"Pete became the Giants' all-time scorer in 1972 when he totaled 97 points on 21 field goals and 34 PAT's to run his career mark to 519 points, erasing the former mark of 484 set by Frank Gifford. That total reached 595 after he added 76 points in the 1973 season. Pete also holds the club mark for field goals (116) and PAT's (247), as well as most field goals in one season (25) and the longest field goals (54 yards against Dallas in 1970).
He came to the Giants as a free agent in 1966 after starring with the Buffalo Bills for two years where he scored over 100 points each year and won All-AFL honors. He was the first of all the soccer-style kickers in pro football.
Pete introduced the soccer-style place-kick to American football at Cornell University, where he set an Ivy League record of 44 consecutive extra points- a mark later topped by his kid brother Charlie, who kicked for Princeton and eventually became the No. 1 choice of the Washington Redskins. During his Cornell career, Pete booted nine field goals, including a record 50-yarder.
He was born in Budapest, Hungary and escaped with his family to the United States during the 1956 uprisings. Dr. Gogolak and his family settled in Saratoga Springs, New York and from there young Pete went on to kicking fame at Cornell. He majored in hotel administration in college and at one time worked at the famed '21' Club in Manhattan."
-1974 New York Giants Media Guide
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