David Buehler life and biography

David Buehler is an American football kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC Trojans), where he was 2008 Kickoff Specialist Trophy Recipient of the College Football Performance Awards.

Used solely as a kickoff specialist and special teams player as a rookie in 2009, David Buehler is presented with the opportunity to become the Dallas Cowboys kicker of the present and future in 2010. Looking to add another dimension to the kicking game, the Cowboys added the renown kicking specialist with their third selection in the fifth round (172nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Though the team already had two Pro Bowl kickers in punter Mat McBriar and kicker Nick Folk at the time, Buehler's attraction to the Cowboys special teams surfaced in his powerful kickoffs and rare athletic ability possessed by a kicker known to make the downfield tackles rarely seen at his position. Buehler rewarded the team with an NFL-leading and club single-season record 29 touchbacks in his first pro season. Drafting Buehler marked the second time in a three-year span that the Cowboys used a draft pick on a kicker, allowing him to join 2007 draftee Folk as the only two kickers selected by Dallas since the NFL Draft was shortened to seven rounds in 1994.

2009:
# Played in all 16 games as a rookie, serving as the team's kickoff specialist.
# Led the NFL with 29 touchbacks, the most touchbacks by a Cowboys player in a single season.
# Added three tackles on special teams.
# Made his NFL debut at Tampa Bay (9/13) and recorded three touchbacks on seven kickoffs.
# Notched a season-high four touchbacks on a season-high eight kickoffs against Atlanta (10/25).
# Tied his season-high with four touchbacks on seven kickoffs against Seattle (11/1). Also made his first career tackle on special teams.
# At Philadelphia (11/8) registered a season-best two special teams tackles.
# Had four touchbacks to match a season-high against Philadelphia (1/3/10) to also bring his season total to an NFL-best 29 on the season.
# Made his postseason debut against Philadelphia (1/9/10) and had three touchbacks on seven kickoffs.

COLLEGE:

# Concluded his two-year collegiate career at Southern California by connecting on 25-of-32 field goals (78.1%) and 117-of-120 PATs.
# Handled placekicking and kickoff duties in all 13 games as a senior, connecting on 65-of-66 PATs and nine-of-13 field goals for 92 points.
# Also posted a pair of solo tackles.
# Forty-eight of his 88 kickoffs were good for touchbacks (54.5%) and 64 pinned foes within the 20-yard line (72.7%).
# All-America second-team selection as a kickoff specialist by The NFL Draft Report and an AIl-Pac 10 Conference first-team choice.
# Named the team's Co-Special Teams Player of the Year.
# All-Pac 10 Conference honorable mention in his first season as the team's full-time placekicker as a junior after converting 16-of-19 field goals (84.2%) and 52-of-54 PATs (96.3%), as his 100 points scored ranked third among USC kickers all-time for a season.
# Added three solo tackles on the coverage unit while playing in all 13 games.
# Kicked off 84 times, pinning the opponent inside the 20-yard line 35 times, including 18 touchbacks.
# As a sophomore, transferred to USC in the fall of 2006 from a Santa Ana Junior College where he served as a backup placekicker, specializing in kickoffs, while also seeing time on other special teams units along with seeing practice reps at fullback and safety.
# Appeared in 11 games mainly on special teams.
# Hit his only field goal attempt, a 49-yarder, against California to mark the longest field goal by a Trojan since Adam Abrams had a 49-yarder at Oregon in 1998.
# Kicked off in two games - once at Stanford and the entire Michigan game.
# Of his nine kickoffs, six pinned opponents within the 20-yard line with three touchbacks.
# Earned All-Mission Conference National Division first team as a freshman placekicker, linebacker and running back at Santa Ana Junior College.
# Tops in the league with 25 touchbacks on his 58 kickoffs.
# Ranked seventh on the team with 29 tackles (19 solos) and had a 13-yard interception return.
# Also rushed for 50 yards on nine carries (5.6 avg.) with five touchdowns and added a two-yard scoring catch.

PERSONAL:

# Attended Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif., earning All-Century League team honors as a senior.
# Also lettered in volleyball, golf and track.
# Majored in public policy, management and planning while at USC.
# Father, John, was a three-year letterman (1969-71) on USC's track team as a shot putter while his uncle, George Buehler, lettered in football at Stanford for three years (1966-68) and then played guard with the Oakland Raiders (1969-78) and Cleveland Browns (1978-79).

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