Marco Morales (American football)

Marco Morales
Personal information
Born:	January 7, 1962 (age 62); Mexicali, Mexico
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Castle Park; (Chula Vista, California)
College:	Southwestern; San Diego State
Position:	Placekicker
Career history
	New York Jets (1984); Seattle Seahawks (1985); Denver Dynamite (1987); Chicago Bruisers (1988); Dallas Texans (1990); New Orleans Night (1991–1992);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First Team All-Arena (1988); Second Team All-Arena (1991);
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Marco Morales (born January 7, 1962) is a former American football placekicker who played five seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Denver Dynamite, Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans and New Orleans Night. He played college football at San Diego State University.^[1]

Morales was born on January 7, 1962, in Mexicali, Mexico.^[2] He attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, California, where he played soccer and football.^[3] Morales was an all-conference kicker at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, converting on 20 of 28 field goal attempts in two seasons, before transferring to San Diego State as a walk-on.^[4]^[5] In 1982, he tied an NCAA record with four field goals in a half against UNLV.^[5]

References

^ "Marco Morales". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
^ "Marco Morales". ProFootballArchives. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ Nahill, Jeff (January 28, 1979). "Soccer Trojans trip Raiders". The Star-News. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Norcross, Don (October 14, 1982). "Unwanted Morales comes in out of the cold to boost Aztecs". Daily Times-Advocate. p. 29. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Nahill, Jeff (September 30, 1982). "'Unwanted' Morales walks on at SDSU". The Star-News. p. 22. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.