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| Date of birth: | May 8, 1939 |
| Place of birth: | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Date of death: | July 12, 2012 |
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| Position(s): | K |
| College: | Connecticut |
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| 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1974 |
Boston Sweepers (ACFL) Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Portland Storm (WFL) |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Gerald Booth Lusteg (born May 8, 1939)[1] is a former placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.[2] Lusteg played collegiate baseball for the University of Connecticut and played football professionally for 4 seasons. He retired in 1969.[1] He came out of retirement in 1974 and played one season for the Portland Storm.
Lusteg, who at the time was an unsuccessful actor,[3] first played football for the Boston Sweepers of the Atlantic Coast Football League. After the Bills lost kicker Pete Gogolak, Lusteg was one of nearly 100 people who applied to replace him. Lusteg was one of the only players with kicking experience out of the group: his top two competitors were a German bricklayer and a one-armed cyclops.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Booth Lusteg Statistics". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LustBo20.htm. Retrieved 2010 March 11.
- ↑ "Packers.com - Booth Lusteg". Packers.com. http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/lusteg_booth_1969/. Retrieved January 7, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Buffalo Bills. Sports Illustrated (1966-09-12). Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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