Jason Elam attended Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, and lettered in football, swimming, and track. In football, he was a first-team All-County pick and a second-team All-State pick.

In three years as the placekicker for the University of Hawaii at M⮯a Elam scored the third-most points in NCAA history (397) and tied for the second-most field goals kicked (79). He is still the all-time leading scorer in the Western Athletic Conference and was a three-time all-WAC selection. Elam also majored in communications there.

Elam was drafted out of the University of Hawaii by the Broncos in the third round (70th pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. He is noted for his 63-yard field goal to end the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998, which tied the record held by Tom Dempsey. He also kicked a 51 yard field goal in Super Bowl XXXII, the second longest field goal in Super Bowl history, and scored the 20,000th point to be televised on ABC Monday Night Football.

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