Who is Mark Moseley?

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Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948 in Laneville, Texas), is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971-1972), the Washington Redskins (1974-1986), and the Cleveland Browns (1986). With the retirement of the Minnesota Vikings' Rick Danmeier in 1982, Moseley became the sole full time straight on placekicker in the National Football League. Additionally, Moseley is the only placekicker in National Football League history to win the Most Valuable Player Award; he did so in the strike-shortened 1982 season. The Washington Redskins won Super Bowl XVII, beating the Miami Dolphins 27-17. In the game, Moseley kicked two field goals and was successful on all three of his extra point attempts. The following season, he led the NFL in scoring with 161 points. In 1986, the 38-year old Moseley was released by the Washington Redskins in the middle of the season. He is their all-time leading scorer with 1,207 points. He signed with the Cleveland Browns and retired at the end of the season. Mark Moseley was successful on 300 out of 457 attempts (65%), successful on 482 out of 512 extra points attempts (94%) and scored a total of 1,382 points.