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David Akers is presented as an NFL Veteran, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker. He founded "Kicks for Kids" to support children facing challenges in the Greater Philadelphia area, raising nearly $1 million.
Akers and his family formed the David Akers Kicks for Kids Foundation in 2001, which has established programs with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to benefit sick children and their families.
David Roy Akers was born on December 9, 1974, in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Tates Creek High School in Lexington and later played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, where he set a school record with 36 field goals and ranked second in all-time scoring with 219 points. Akers began his professional career as an undrafted free agent, spending time with the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers in 1997 and 1998, though he did not make their regular season rosters. He signed with the Washington Redskins in 1998, playing one game and converting two extra points, but missed two field goal attempts before being waived.
His career path changed significantly after signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999, following a successful stint with the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe. Akers established himself as a reliable kicker, making 29 out of 33 field goals (87.9% success rate) and scoring a team-record 121 points in his first full season with the Eagles in 2000. This season earned him the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month award in November. Over his 12 seasons with the Eagles, Akers earned five Pro Bowl selections (2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010) and two First-team All-Pro selections (2001, 2011). He set numerous franchise records, including most points scored, and helped the Eagles reach Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004.
In 2011, Akers joined the San Francisco 49ers, where he set several NFL records, including most points scored in a season by a kicker with 166 points and most field goals made in a single season with 44. During his time with the 49ers, he made his sixth Pro Bowl and tied the NFL record for the longest field goal with a 63-yard kick in 2012. After two successful seasons with San Francisco, he played his final NFL season with the Detroit Lions in 2013. Akers officially retired as an Eagle in 2017, being inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.
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