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Adam Vinatieri

アダム・ビナティエリ　/　あだむ・びなてぃえり

American american football player

December 28, 1972 (age 53)　・　Yankton, South Dakota, United States

South Dakota
American football player

My Take

Adam Vinatieri is, for me, the definition of clutch. Twenty-four NFL seasons as a placekicker, the position everyone ignores until everything hangs on it, and he repeatedly delivered when it mattered most. His snow-game heroics and Super Bowl-winning kicks for the Patriots are the stuff of legend, and I genuinely admire the nerve it takes to own the final second of a game. People underrate kicking, but carrying that pressure for decades is a special kind of discipline. That a small-town kid from Yankton, South Dakota built one of the longest, steadiest careers in the league only deepens my respect for him.

Overview

Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri attended South Dakota State University (SDSU) from 1991 to 1994.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Adam Vinatieri
Name (Japanese): アダム・ビナティエリ
Reading: あだむ・びなてぃえり
Born: December 28, 1972 (age 53)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rat
Origin: Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Central High School
University: South Dakota State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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