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Louisville's Danny Kight selected as Kicker of the Year

August 17, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - Louisville Fire kicker DANNY KIGHT has been named the American Airlines/American Eagle Kicker of the Year, as voted on by af2 head coaches and beat writers.

Kight, in his second season, proved to be a clutch performer for the Fire in 2005. On April 15, Kight split the uprights with a 42-yard field goal at the buzzer to give the Fire a 48-46 win over the South Georgia Wildcats. On May 27, he converted an extra point with eight seconds left to tie a game against Albany at 55. The Fire went on the beat the Conquest 62-55 in overtime.

For the season the former Augusta State Jaguar converted 92-of-113 point-after-attempts to rank second in the league for PATs made. He had two perfect PAT performances, going 7-for7 against the Green Bay Blizzard on May 14 and 10-for-10 against the Quad City Steamwheelers on July 30. Only five other players in the history of the league have made more PATs in a single game without missing.

Kight also converted 9-of-20 field goal tries, including a 61-yarder on June 24 at Albany. The 61-yard field goal was the longest of the season by any kicker and the third longest in af2 history. His 45 percent field goal accuracy ranked second best in the league for kickers with 20 or more attempts.

Kight was third on his team in total scoring with 119 points, and he ranked fifth in the league among kickers in that category.

About American Eagle

American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating over 1,700 daily flights to more than 140 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® regional carriers serve more than 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,800 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworldsm Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in 135 countries and territories. American Airlines and American Eagle are units of the AMR Corporation.

The 2005 ArenaCup playoffs continue this weekend with the Conference Championship games. On Friday, the Memphis Xplorers host the Rio Grande Valley Dorados in the National Conference Championship at 8:30 p.m. ET. On Saturday, the defending ArenaCup Champion Florida Firecats host the Louisville Fire in the American Conference Championship at 7:30 p.m. ET. The winner of each Conference Championship will meet at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, LA for the 2005 ArenaCup on Saturday, August 27. Pre-game festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are available by logging on to www.arenacup.com or by calling (888) 277-5526.



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