Walk-on kicker Patrick O'Hara gets his chance

 
By Jake Trotter | Modified: November 16, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Published: November 16, 2009   

NORMAN — What started out as boredom killing evolved into a dream for Patrick O’Hara.

And as a result, Oklahoma may have uncovered an answer at place-kicker in the unlikeliest of places.

photo - Walk-on kicker Patrick O’Hara (43) booted a field goal and two extra points in OU’s 65-10 win Saturday over Texas A&M. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
Walk-on kicker Patrick O’Hara (43) booted a field goal and two extra points in OU’s 65-10 win Saturday over Texas A&M. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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It all began eight months ago, on the Topeka, Kan., campus of Washburn University.

O’Hara and his twin brother Steven, both freshman students at Washburn, decided to kill a...
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