Place Kicker
No. 3
Cornell
"Gogolak 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 has now reached 646 after he added 51 points in the 1974 season. Pete also holds the club mark for field goals (126) and PAT's (268), as well as most field goals in one season (25) and the longest field goals (54 yards against Dallas in 1970).
Pete came to the Giants as a free agent in 1966 after starring for two years with the Buffalo Bills 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.
He 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.
Pete 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."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
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