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The Best Dallas Cowboys Kickers Of All Time

Updated December 4, 2019 1.7k votes 296 voters 7.1k views31 items

List RulesVote up kickers based only on their performance with the Cowboys.

The best Dallas Cowboys kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two points, making every made or missed kick of the greatest importance and every starting kicker a potential hero.

While recent stars like Dan Bailey and Chris Boniol have made their mark in the Cowboys’ past, early standouts like Rafael Septien and Mike Clark helped craft their own legacies in the old days of the franchise.

So which of these kickers from Dallas Cowboys history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Cowboys kickers of all-time? Vote below, and check back to see what other football fans thought.

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Dan Bailey
Cowboys career: 2011–2017

Career accomplishments:
Pro Bowl (2015)
Second-team All-Pro (2015)
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72
12
Efren Herrera
Cowboys career: 1974–1977

Career accomplishments:
Pro Bowl (1977)
First-team All-Pro (1977)
Second-team All-Pro (1976)
Super Bowl champion (XII)
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96
34
Rafael Septien
Cowboys career: 1978–1986

Career accomplishments:
All-Pro (1981)
Pro Bowl (1981)
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57
21
Richie Cunningham
Cowboys career: 1994, 1997–1999

Career accomplishments:
All-Pro selection (1997)
Most field goals by a Cowboys kicker in a season (34)
Second-most field goals by a rookie kicker in a season in NFL history (34)
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40
9
Eddie Murray
Cowboys career: 1993, 1999
6
47
18
Toni Fritsch
Cowboys career: 1971–1975

Career accomplishments:
Super Bowl champion (VI)
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50
24
Nick Folk
Cowboys career: 2007–2009

Career accomplishments:
Pro Bowl (2007)
8
44
18
Chris Boniol
Cowboys career: 1994–1996

Career accomplishments:
Super Bowl champion (XXX)
9
36
14
Mike Clark
Cowboys career: 1968–1971, 1973

Career accomplishments:
Super Bowl champion (VI)
10
37
16
Lin Elliott
Cowboys career: 1992–1993

Career accomplishments:
Super Bowl champion (XXVII)
11
37
23
Billy Cundiff
Cowboys career: 2002–2005
12
27
19
Danny Villanueva
Cowboys career: 1965–1967
13
24
16
Luis Zendejas
Cowboys career: 1987–1988, 1989

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25
19
Roger Ruzek
Cowboys career: 1987–1989
15
23
19
Tim Seder
Cowboys career: 2000–2001
16
15
10
Sam Baker
Cowboys career: 1962–1963

Career accomplishments:
Pro Bowl selection (1963)
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21
19
David Buehler
Cowboys career: 2009-2011
18
16
16
Shaun Suisham
Cowboys career: 2005–2006, 2009
19
12
12
Allen Green
Cowboys career: 1961
20
21
26
Martín Gramática
Cowboys career: 2006–2007
21
43
57
Brett Maher
Cowboys career: 2013, 2018–present
22
12
16
José Cortéz
Cowboys career: 2005
23
11
13
Fred Cone
Cowboys career: 1960