Sergio Albert
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | October 28, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth: | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
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| High school: | Mexico City | ||
| College: | U.S. International (CA) | ||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 8 / Pick: 189 | ||
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Sergio Albert (born October 28, 1951) is a former American football placekicker who played one season with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football for the U.S. International University.[1]
Early years
Albert attended high school in Mexico City, Mexico. He first enrolled at Universidad Anáhuac México Norte before accepting a scholarship from the U.S. International University to play soccer. He would later walk on to the football team after a tryout.
Professional career
Albert was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round (189th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft. He is distinguished as being the third Mexican born player to be drafted into the National Football League (Tom Fears and Efren Herrera were the first ones).
He also was a part of the first National Football League game that was played outside of the United States and that was held in Japan.[2] He was waived from the Cardinals on August 13, 1975.[3]
On August 13, 1975, he was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears, but was released 5 days later.[4][5]
In 1976, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers, but did not make the team.[6]
On April 7, 1977, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7] He was cut on June 8.[8]
In 1977, he signed with the New York Giants, he was released on August 9.[9]
Personal life
His brother is Carlos Albert who is a former professional soccer player for the Necaxa Club of the Mexican soccer league.
References
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External links
- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Living people
- 1951 births
- American football placekickers
- Mexican players of American football
- United States International Gulls football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Mexican expatriates in the United States
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
