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Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He has played in five Super Bowls, four with the New England Patriots and one with the Colts. Vinatieri won Super Bowls in 2001, 2003, and 2004 with the Patriots, as well as in 2006 with the Colts. Among placekickers he holds NFL records for most Super Bowl appearances (5) and most rings won (4). He also holds NFL records, among all players, for most postseason games played (30), most postseason points scored (234), and most overtime field goals made (10). He is the only player ever to score 1,000 points with two different teams. As of the 2015 season, Vinatieri, 42, is the oldest active player in the NFL.〔http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/08/20/age-no-opponent-for-some-of-nfls-veteran-stars/14325369/〕 Vinatieri has been called "Mr. Clutch" by the media due to his reputation for success when kicking under pressure during his tenure in the National Football League.〔 () Mr. Clutch〕 Nicknamed "Automatic Adam" for his accuracy, and "Iceman" for his poise under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including the game-tying and -winning kicks in blizzard conditions in the infamous "Tuck Rule Game", and game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII). ==High school & college== Vinatieri was born in Yankton, South Dakota, the son of Judy M. (Goeken) and Paul Vinatieri. His great-great-grandfather was Italian, and his other ancestry includes German and English.〔http://genealogy.about.com/od/celebrities/p/adam_vinatieri.htm〕〔http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/sports/backtalk-on-the-patriots-last-stand-kicker-did-granddad-proud.html〕 He is the second of four children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biodata )〕 His younger brother Beau was a place kicker at Black Hills State University before graduating in 2003. Vinatieri attended Central High School (Rapid City, South Dakota) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, basketball, soccer, and track. In football, he earned first team All-State honors as a senior. He graduated from Central High School in 1991. Before starting at kicker, Vinatieri was quarterback and middle linebacker. When asked why he no longer played one of those positions, he replied, "I quit growing." Vinatieri was originally recruited to kick for Army and attended West Point for two weeks in 1991 before deciding to return home to South Dakota. He was a four-year letterman at South Dakota State University as a placekicker and punter. While there, he won two NCAA Division II titles and finished his college career as SDSU's all-time scoring leader with 185 career points. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Vinatieri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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