John Lee, born May 19, 1964 in Seoul, South Korea, is the first Asian American to play in the National Football League. He played baseball in South Korea before moving to Los Angeles with his parents when he was in the sixth grade. He began playing football in high school and was granted an athletic scholarship to UCLA for his kicking talent.
He went on to set many kicking records, some of which still stand today, while at UCLA.
He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft, to a four-year $900,000 contract, the highest paid player at that time for his position. Lee is the first Asian American to play in the NFL. Unfortunately, Lee suffered a slump and began missing field goals. He was waived in 1987 and signed as a free agent by the LA Raiders in 1988 but was waived after missing 2 out of 3 field goals in the preseason.
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