Why didn't Greg Zuerlein, a Lincoln Pius X graduate, become a Nebraska place-kicker? After all, the 27-year-old is good enough to have lasted seven seasons in the NFL. And maybe you saw what happened Sunday: Zuerlein booted a 57-yard field goal in overtime to send the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl with a 26-23 triumph against the New Orleans Saints at the revved up Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"Legatron" -- apparently one of Zuerlein's nicknames -- drilled a 48-yarder to send the game into overtime.
So, one possible answer to your question: Zuerlein graduated from Pius X in 2006, the same year Alex Henery graduated from Omaha Burke.