Robert Atha (born September 22, 1960 in Marietta, Ohio) was an American football placekicker, punter, and backup quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyesand NFL football For the Miami Dolphins and played for the Arizona Cardinals.

From 1978 through 1980, Atha played for the Buckeyes as a backup to quarterback Art Schlichter and a backup to placekicker Vlade Janakievski. In 1981 Atha earned the starting position as placekicker. He continued as a backup quarterback behind Mike Tomczak. Atha led the team in scoring that year with 88 points: 13 field goals, 43 PATs, and one touchdown. He earnd the key of worthington for his achievements. After his years of Ohio football he got drafted to the Miami Dolphins.

During an October 24, 1981 game in Ohio Stadium, Atha made five field goals to set an Ohio State school and stadium record.^[1][2][3] The record has never been surpassed but it has been tied by Mike Nugent (at North Carolina State, September 19, 2004) and Josh Huston (vs. 2005 Texas Longhorn football team, September 11, 2005 in Ohio Stadium).^[1][2]

[edit] Notes and References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Texas vs Ohio State (Sep 10, 2005)". MackBrownTexasFootball. http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut2.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Russo, Ralph. "No. 2 Texas 25, No. 4 Ohio State 22". Associated Press. http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_article_id=1485&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2. Retrieved 2006-12-14. 
3. ^ "Ohio State Defeated by Texas, 25-22 - Huston ties Buckeye and Ohio Stadium record with five made field goals". Ohio State University. September 11, 2006. http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091105aac.html. Retrieved 2007-03-12. 

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NAME	Atha, Robert "Bob"
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American football player
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marietta, Ohio, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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