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Dan Bailey Headed To The NFL Pro Bowl
December 23, 2015 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – For the 12th consecutive year, an Oklahoma State Cowboy has been selected to the NFL Pro Bowl, as Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey was chosen to play in the NFL's annual all-star game, it was announced.
This is the first Pro Bowl trip for Bailey, who leads the NFL this year by converting on 96.4 percent of his field goal attempts (28-of-29). A team captain for the Cowboys, Bailey is also a perfect 22-of-22 on point after touchdown attempts. He has had three games this season with three or more field goals made, including two games with four. His 54-yarder with nine seconds remaining in the game lifted Dallas to a 19-16 win at Washington on Dec. 7.
In his career, Bailey has converted on 142-of-156 field goal attempts (91.0 percent), a mark that makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history with a minimum of 100 field goals made. His 617 career points put him behind only Emmitt Smith and Rafael Septien in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. Last season, he became the second-fastest kicker in NFL history to reach 100 field goals made for his career.
Bailey's selection to this year's NFL Pro Bowl marks the 55th all-time for an Oklahoma State player.
Bailey joined the OSU football program as a walk-on in 2007 and left the school in 2010 as a first-team All-American, the winner of the Lou Groza Award (presented to the nation's top kicker), the Big 12 special teams player of the year and as the school's all-time leading scorer.
In 2010, Bailey set a then-NCAA record for points scored by a kicker in a single season with 149. He converted on 27 of 31 field goal attempts and 68 of 70 extra points.
He kicked a walk-off game winner against Texas A&M and his 370 points were not only the best in OSU history (breaking the 22-year-old record held by Barry Sanders), but it was also the fifth-best total in Big 12 history at the time.
He set an OSU record with 182 straight converted extra points and his 27 field goals as a senior were also a school record. He was the nation's second-leading scorer as a senior with 11.46 points per game.
The 2016 NFL Pro Bowl will be played Jan. 31 in Honolulu's Aloha Stadium. It will be televised by ESPN.
Oklahoma State Players in the Pro Bowl
Player Pos. Team Year
Billy Grimes KR/PR Green Bay Packers 1951
Billy Grimes KR/PR Green Bay Packers 1952
Jon Gilliam C Dallas Texans 1962
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1962
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1963
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1964
Duane Wood CB Kansas City Chiefs 1964
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1964
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1966
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1968
Walt Garrison FB Dallas Cowboys 1973
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1974
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1975
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1976
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1977
Dexter Manley DE Washington Redskins 1987
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1990
Leslie O'Neal LB San Diego Chargers 1990
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1990
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1991
Leslie O'Neal LB San Diego Chargers 1991
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1991
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1992
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1992
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1993
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1993
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1993
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1994
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1994
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1994
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1995
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1995
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1996
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1996
Cary Blanchard K Indianapolis Colts 1997
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1997
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1998
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1999
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2001
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2002
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2003
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2005
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2006
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2007
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2007
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2008
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2008
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2009
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2010
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2011
Antonio Smith DE Houston Texans 2012
Russell Okung OL Seattle Seahawks 2013
Dez Bryant WR Dallas Cowboys 2014
Dez Bryant WR Dallas Cowboys 2015
Dan Bailey K Dallas Cowboys 2016
This is the first Pro Bowl trip for Bailey, who leads the NFL this year by converting on 96.4 percent of his field goal attempts (28-of-29). A team captain for the Cowboys, Bailey is also a perfect 22-of-22 on point after touchdown attempts. He has had three games this season with three or more field goals made, including two games with four. His 54-yarder with nine seconds remaining in the game lifted Dallas to a 19-16 win at Washington on Dec. 7.
In his career, Bailey has converted on 142-of-156 field goal attempts (91.0 percent), a mark that makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history with a minimum of 100 field goals made. His 617 career points put him behind only Emmitt Smith and Rafael Septien in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. Last season, he became the second-fastest kicker in NFL history to reach 100 field goals made for his career.
Bailey's selection to this year's NFL Pro Bowl marks the 55th all-time for an Oklahoma State player.
Bailey joined the OSU football program as a walk-on in 2007 and left the school in 2010 as a first-team All-American, the winner of the Lou Groza Award (presented to the nation's top kicker), the Big 12 special teams player of the year and as the school's all-time leading scorer.
In 2010, Bailey set a then-NCAA record for points scored by a kicker in a single season with 149. He converted on 27 of 31 field goal attempts and 68 of 70 extra points.
He kicked a walk-off game winner against Texas A&M and his 370 points were not only the best in OSU history (breaking the 22-year-old record held by Barry Sanders), but it was also the fifth-best total in Big 12 history at the time.
He set an OSU record with 182 straight converted extra points and his 27 field goals as a senior were also a school record. He was the nation's second-leading scorer as a senior with 11.46 points per game.
The 2016 NFL Pro Bowl will be played Jan. 31 in Honolulu's Aloha Stadium. It will be televised by ESPN.
Oklahoma State Players in the Pro Bowl
Player Pos. Team Year
Billy Grimes KR/PR Green Bay Packers 1951
Billy Grimes KR/PR Green Bay Packers 1952
Jon Gilliam C Dallas Texans 1962
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1962
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1963
Tony Banfield CB Houston Oilers 1964
Duane Wood CB Kansas City Chiefs 1964
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1964
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1966
Dale Meinert LB St. Louis Cardinals 1968
Walt Garrison FB Dallas Cowboys 1973
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1974
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1975
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1976
Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns 1977
Dexter Manley DE Washington Redskins 1987
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1990
Leslie O'Neal LB San Diego Chargers 1990
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1990
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1991
Leslie O'Neal LB San Diego Chargers 1991
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1991
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1992
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1992
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1993
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1993
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1993
Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills 1994
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1994
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1994
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1995
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1995
Leslie O'Neal DE San Diego Chargers 1996
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1996
Cary Blanchard K Indianapolis Colts 1997
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1997
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1998
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1999
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2001
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2002
Jason Gildon LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2003
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2005
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2006
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2007
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2007
Jamal Williams DT San Diego Chargers 2008
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2008
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2009
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2010
Kevin Williams DT Minnesota Vikings 2011
Antonio Smith DE Houston Texans 2012
Russell Okung OL Seattle Seahawks 2013
Dez Bryant WR Dallas Cowboys 2014
Dez Bryant WR Dallas Cowboys 2015
Dan Bailey K Dallas Cowboys 2016
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