Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 19, 2022 53 his pro career with 478 field goals on 580 attempts, for an 82.4 percent con- version rate, and a career long of 54 yards. He added 628 extra points on 638 attempts. He was an All-Pro selection in 1994, when he led the NFL with 135 points, and also in 2008. Carney was part of the Saints' Super Bowl championship team in the 2009 season and was chosen as the NFC's starting kicker for the 2009 Pro Bowl. Carney shares the NFL record for most games with 6 or more field goals, achieving the feat twice in his career. He's also the sole holder of records for most games with 6 or more field goals in a season, doing it twice in 1993; most games with 5 or more field goals in a ca- reer (11); and most games with 4 or more field goals in a career (29). He's been named to the San Diego Chargers' 50th anniversary all-time team and Sports Illustrated's All-Time Notre Dame Team, and he's been in- ducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame and the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He is a five-time honoree as the Chargers' NFL Man of the Year. Carney is an inventor. His creative mind is always stimulated by ques- tions such as "What if I could help golf- ers keep their head down through the swing" or "What if football teams could have goal posts no matter where they practice?" He is an active Catholic. Carney lives as he believes: God first, then family, and then everything else. He not only shares his faith with his wife, Holly, and children, Luke, J.D. and Keely, but with the local church, through ministries that are important to him and the vari- ous parishes he calls his spiritual home. As a businessman, he treats everyone that he encounters by recognizing their God-given dignity. Carney will be honored with the 2022 Rockne Champion Award at the sixth annual Knute Rockne Spirit of Sports Awards Celebration Nov. 25 at the Center at Cathedral Plaza in Los Ange- les. For more information, please visit www.RockneSociety.org. ✦ Jim Lefebvre is an award-winning Notre Dame author and leads the Knute Rockne Memorial Society. He can be reached at: jlefebvre@blueandgold.com Carney's NFL career spanned parts of four decades, from 1987 to 2010. He is the fifth- leading scorer in the history of the league with 2,062 points. PHOTO COURTESY NEW ORLEANS SAINTS The Knute Rockne Memorial Society Presents 2022 Knute Rockne Spirit of Sports Awards Celebra on Friday, Nov. 25 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Grand Cathedral Ballroom Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles The day before the Figh ng Irish meet USC at the Coliseum, we'll gather at the Cathedral to celebrate nearly a century of Notre Dame football in southern California. Join us by reserving your spot at www.RockneSociety.org 2022 Honorees Legacy Award Families of Glen Carberry and Tom Lieb, Class of 1923 Living Legend Award John Huarte '65 Communicator Award Bill Dwyre '66 Champion Award John Carney '87 Humanitarian Award Karen Phelps Moyer '87 Inspira on Award Alex Montoya '96 Trailblazer Award Dr. Carrie Has ngs '98 Leadership Award Kory Minor '99 Courage Award Joey Getherall '01