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Matthew David Bahr (born July 6, 1956) is an American former professional football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), and professional soccer player in the North American Soccer League. Where are your former Browns now? 25 questions with K Matt Bahr dawgsbynature.com He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, where he excelled in both football and soccer. He is the son of National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Walter Bahr, and is the brother of NFL kicker Chris Bahr; he and Chris are two of six players to have played in both pro soccer and the NFL.
His longest tenure was with the Browns where he played for nine years and was cut during the 1990 preseason. Spotlight – Matt Bahr Giants Put Allegre on Injured Reserve In late September of that season he was picked up by the New York Giants after a repetitious injury to Raul Allegre. He is best remembered for his performance in the 1990 NFC Championship Game on January 20, 1991, as he set an NFC Championship Game record with five field goals (including a 42-yarder as time expired) to lift the Giants past the 49ers 15–13. He also kicked what would prove to be the decisive field goal in Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991, as the Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20–19, also recording a tackle on the opening kickoff.
Bahr played the final seasons of his career with the New England Patriots. In 1996, rookie kicker Adam Vinatieri beat him out for the starting kicker spot on the team, and he decided to retire after being cut by Patriots during the preseason.
Bahr held the record for longest span for a player between Super Bowl victories at 11 years, until Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens went 12 years from Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 to Super Bowl XLVII in 2013.
Bahr finished his 17 seasons with 300 of 415 field goals and 522 of 534 . Overall, he scored a total of 1,422 points.
At the time of his retirement, Bahr was the last active NFL player that played for the Steelers in at least one of their four Super Bowl wins in the 1970s. Coincidentally, his last year in the NFL saw the Steelers return to the Super Bowl that season in Super Bowl XXX, their first Super Bowl appearance since his rookie season.
| PIT (12–4) | 104 |
| PIT (9–7) | 96 |
| SF (13–3) | 18 |
| Cleveland Browns (5–11) | 61 |
| Cleveland Browns (4–5) | 38 |
| Cleveland Browns (9–7) | 101 |
| Cleveland Browns (5–11) | 97 |
| Cleveland Browns (8–8) | 77 |
| Cleveland Browns (12–4) | 90 |
| Cleveland Browns (10–5) | 21 |
| Cleveland Browns (10–6) | 104 |
| Cleveland Browns (9–6–1) | 88 |
| NYG (13–3) | 80 |
| NYG (8–8) | 90 |
| NYG (6–10) | 77 |
| PHI (8–8) | 42 |
| NE (5–11) | 25 |
| NE (10–6) | 117 |
| NE (6–10) | 96 |
He is now an electrical engineer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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