George Benyola

After going unselected in the 1986 NFL Draft, Benyola signed a contract as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots. He was released at roster cuts. Benyola was signed in 1987 by the New York Giants, but lost a training camp battle to Raul Allegre and was released. He was re-signed during the players strike, and made all three extra point attempts in his debut, a loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He attempted his first field goals in the next game, making both attempts. After only making one of three attempts in his next appearance, including two misses that could have won the game in a 3–6 loss against the Buffalo Bills, he was released. He finished his Giants career with three of five field goals made, and all three extra points attempts successful. He was signed by the Detroit Lions in 1988, but was one of the cuts in preseason. He made a final attempt at a comeback in 1989 with the Atlanta Falcons, but was waived in training camp.

During his senior year of 1985, Benyola also broke the all-time school record for most consecutive extra points made, and by mid-season was two field goals away from the record of most consecutive successful attempts. His coach at Louisiana Tech, A. L. Williams, said his kicking "gives you the chance to win almost any game. If we've done one thing wrong with him, we probably haven't used him enough." In a game against Lamar, he two field goals, including a record 53-yarder, and was named conference player of the week. In his final career college game, he broke the all-time NCAA Division I-AA record for games with three field goals, despite just playing two seasons at that level.

George J. Benyola (born September 17, 1964) is a former American football placekicker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football for Kilgore Junior College and Louisiana Tech and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1986.

George Benyola was born on September 17, 1964, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, but grew up in Texas. He attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, and was one of the most highly recruited kickers in the state. After graduating, Benyola joined Kilgore Junior College. He played his first career college game against the Louisiana Tech JV squad, going four-for-five on field goal attempts in a win. By the end of the regular season, Benyola scored 54 points and was second in the conference. He also played punter, and made the conference's longest punt of the season with a 70-yard kick.