A Student of Kicking Passes a Test and Lands in the N.F.L.
Published 5/1/2008 at NYT > Pro Football
Benjamin Dato’s journey as a kicker has taken him from the soccer fields of Wyomissing, Pa., to a free-agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens.
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