Seth Marler
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| Tampa Bay Storm — No. 4 | |
| Placekicker | |
| Date of birth: March 27, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Arena Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Tampa Bay Storm | |
| Career history | |
| College: Tulane | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at ArenaFootball.com | |
Michael Seth Marler, (born March 27, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American football placekicker, currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League. In Tampa Bay he has had great success making a remarkable 80 percent of his kicks and scoring 140 points in his rookie season in the Arena Football League. He attended Tulane University, and scored a school record of 333 points. During his rookie year in the National Football League with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Marler had a decent season, making only 60.6% of his field goal attempts.
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[edit] High school years
Marler attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia and was a good student and a standout in football and soccer. In football, he was a three-year letterman. In soccer, Marler played defender and midfielder, and led his teams to two State Championships. Seth Marler graduated from Parkview High School in 1999.
[edit] College years
Marler attended Tulane University and was a double Major in Marketing and Management and was a letterman in football. In football, as a freshman, he was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team, was a second team All-Conference USA selection, and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. As a sophomore, he was a second team All-Louisiana selection and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. He led his team in points and ranked second in Conference USA for points with 85 points. As a junior, Marler was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, was selected as an All-American, and won the 2001 Lou Groza Award. Playing against East Carolina, he kicked a 53 yard field goal which was the longest field goal he kicked in his college football career. As a senior, Marler also decided to accept punting duties and was named second team All-Louisiana as a kicker and as a punter, and was named as a second team All-Conference USA selection as a punter. During his senior year, he was also twice named the Conference USA Player of the Week. Michael Seth Marler graduated from Tulane University in 2003.
He is an active member of both the North American Fishing Club and the National Wild Turkey Federation.[citation needed]
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