He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskins' leading scorer for three years.

Raised in Valley Stream, New York, he attended Valley Stream Central High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football, as a quarterback, kicker, punter and kick / punt returner.

He was inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.

Poillon was voted one of the Redskins' "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll by The Washington Post.

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