He first enrolled at Universidad Anáhuac México Norte for 2 years, before accepting a soccer scholarship from the U.S. International University in 1972.
[2] Albert was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round (189th overall) of the 1974 NFL draft.
He is distinguished as being the third Mexican born player to be drafted into the National Football League (Tom Fears and Efren Herrera were the first ones).
[3] He became a part of the team, after the Cardinals made the unusual move of keeping 2 kickers on the roster, while also choosing him over fellow rookie and ex-soccer player Pat Leahy.
[7] During preseason, he participated in the first ever NFL game to be played outside of the United States and that was held in Japan.