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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1957-11-12)November 12, 1957 (age 68) Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Southmoreland (PA) | ||||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: undrafted | ||||||||||
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David Marshall Trout (born November 12, 1957) is a formerkicker who played professionalAmerican football in theNational Football League (NFL) for thePittsburgh Steelers in 1981 and 1987. He also played for thePhiladelphia/Baltimore Stars of theUnited States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985, helping the club win back-to-back league titles in 1984 and 1985.
While born inMount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Trout lived much of his early life inBolivia where his parents weremissionaries. Here he conditioned his leg, playing soccer at the age of 12.[1] Trout would go on to attendSouthmoreland High School inAlverton, Pennsylvania. From 1974 until 2024, Trout held the record for the longestfield goal in school history at 48 yards.[2] After graduation, he would then attend theUniversity of Pittsburgh where he was aplacekicker for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 1977 until 1981.
Trout went undrafted in the1981 NFL draft. That same year, he signed with his hometown team, thePittsburgh Steelers. During the 1981 season, Trout appeared in all 16 regular season games as the team's backup kicker, attempting 17 field goals, making 12 of them. He was released by the Steelers after the 1981 season.[3] In 1983 he would sign with thePhiladelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL, where he was the team's starting kicker until the conclusion of the 1985 season. During his time with the Stars, he kicked for 116 field goal attempts, making 76.[4] In 1987, the Steelers would re-sign Trout where he would appear in three games. He would only make two field goal attempts all season, missing both of them. Trout did, however, make all 10 of his extra point attempts. He was cut by the Steelers after the 1987 season.[5]
After retiring from football, Trout worked as a missionary, building homes inFlorida and then went into Youth Ministry where he was a Youth Pastor at St. Johns church inTurnersville, New Jersey. In 1994, he attendedPiedmont College inNorth Carolina where he received an Airframe and Powerplant license to build and fly aircraft. He then used his degree to become abush pilot, to bring supplies to the people. To do this Trout would have to fly in and out ofMexico, landing the small planes. The air strips were in mountainous regions and extremely small to land the planes. After leaving the mission, he returned to New Jersey and built houses in the area as a contractor. He now serves in Bolivia where he grew up working with mechanics on airplanes and inspecting.
| Team | Year | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | PTS |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1981 | 38 | 46 | 82.6 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 74 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 1983 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 28 | 42 | 66.7 | 121[6] |
| Philadelphia Stars | 1984 | 49 | 53 | 92.5 | 26 | 40 | 65.0 | 127[7] |
| Baltimore Stars | 1985 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 104[8] |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1987 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Career | 172 | 188 | 91.5 | 88 | 135 | 65.2 | 436 | |