American football player (born 1976)
American football player
Paul Jeffery Hall (born July 30, 1976) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Tennessee ,[ 1] and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL draft with the 181st overall pick by the Washington Redskins .[ 2] He played one season in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams in 2000. He appeared in three games for the Rams.[ 3] [ 4] After leaving the NFL, he became a NFLPA -registered financial advisor for Rather & Kittrell Capital Management in Knoxville, Tennessee .[ 5]
Hall still holds the Tennessee high school record for the longest field goal at 62 yards, which he kicked for Franklin County High School on November 19, 1991, in a playoff game against Oak Ridge High School . Hall tied his own record with a 62-yard field goal against Brentwood Academy on October 16, 1992.[ 6]
Hall was the starting placekicker for the Tennessee Volunteer football team that won the National Championship in the 1998 season.[ 7] [ 8]
References
^ "Former UT Kicker Jeff Hall Calls It A Career" . Greeneville Publishing Company . October 31, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^ "2000 St. Louis Rams Roster & Players" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ "Jeff Hall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ Sloan, Alan (August 30, 2018). " 'Stoerner fumble' turning point of '98 UT national title run: Hall" . Farragut Press . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ Richardson, Darrell (October 15, 2015). "Before Vols, NFL — kick set state record in '91 vs. Oak Ridge" . Oak Ridger . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ Taylor, Noah (August 21, 2018). "Pandemonium Reigns: Jeff Hall kick-started Tennessee's journey to the 1998 national championship … twice" . Saturday Down South . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ "1998 Vols kicker Jeff Hall drew a picture when he was nine years old of him kicking a game-winning field goal for Tennessee" . wbir.com . September 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .