San Jose's A.J. Haglund Named Kicker of the Year
July 1, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK - San Jose SaberCats K A.J. HAGLUND (5-8, 175, Central Oklahoma) was selected the 2008 Kicker of the Year as voted by AFL head coaches, players, fans, and the Arena Football League Writers Association, the League announced today.
Haglund, who earned All-Arena First Team honors last week, led all kickers in scoring (179 points) while connecting on 21-of-25 (84.0 percent) field goal attempts and converting 116-of-124 extra-point attempts. He also registered 26 touchbacks and recorded 16.0 tackles.
Other candidates included: Dallas' REMY HAMILTON, Cleveland's JASON BALL and Philadelphia's CONNOR HUGHES.
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