Career
He was the 32nd pick selected in the 1986 NFL Draft and later played one year for the Saint Louis Cardinals. He was inducted to the University of California, Los Angeles Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Former University of California, Los Angeles Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel began his career as the placekick holder for Lee.
Broke the Pacific-10 Conference single game field goal record (since matched by two others) with six made against the San Diego State Aztecs in 1984.
Holds the highest percentage of extra points and field goals made in a career with 93.3% (116 of 117 PATs, 79 of 92 FGs). Most field goals made per game for a season (26, 1984, 29 in 11 games) and in a career (184, 79 in 43 games)
Highest percentage of field goals made in a season (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (minimum 55 attempts) (859%, 79 out of 92)
Highest percentage of field goals made under 40 yards in a season (minimum 16 made) (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (minimum 40 made) (964%, 54 of 56)
Most times kicking four field goals in a game in a career (six times)
Most games in which field goal provided the winning margin in a career (ten times)
He holds the Rose Bowl career record of 24 most scoring points made by kicking, 1983 University of California, Los Angeles versus
Michigan (3 PAT, 1 FG), 1984 University of California, Los Angeles versus Illinois (6 PAT, 1 FG) and 1986 University of California, Los Angeles versus
Iowa (6 PAT, 1 FG). The 15 total PAT points in three games also is a record and the 6 PAT-points in each of the two games ranks second in Rose Bowl history.
Saint Louis Cardinals
Lee was selected by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft, making him one of the highest placekickers ever drafted and the first East Asia native to play in the NFL. He was seen as a can"t miss prospect and on July 27, Lee agreed to a four-year $900,000 contract, including a $250,000 signing bonus, making him the highest paid player at his position in the league. Although he made his first six kicks in preseason, he unexpectedly suffered through a slump and began missing field goals. More seriously, his leg was not nearly strong enough to get adequate distance on kickoffs, and he lost his confidence.
He made 8 of 13 field goals as a rookie, before undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and missing the last five regular season games.
He was waived on September 8, 1987. Los Angeles Raiders
In 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Raiders to compete with incumbent kicker Chris Bahr, who struggled in 1987.
He was waived on August 22, after missing 2 out of 3 field goals in preseason. After leaving the NFL, he was involved in his family real estate business.
