Raul Allegre

Raul Enrique Allegre (born June 15, 1959 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is a former football placekicker in the National Football League. In his career he kicked for the Baltimore Colts, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, and the New York Jets. Although he was not known for a having a strong leg, he was a clutch kicker for the Giants from 1986–1989.

Biography

Allegre began playing football in 1977, while attending Shelton High School in Shelton, Washington. He previously played soccer and with Daron "Woody" Harris, during football games he did not kickoff, being limited to kick extra points. Allegre later attended University of Texas at Austin, where he earned an undergraduate degree in civil engineering. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1983, but was traded the same year to the Baltimore Colts in exchange for a ninth round draft choice. At the end of the 1985 season, Allegre was selected for the Pro Bowl, but he was cut early the next season.