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What NFL kicker had a partial foot?

What NFL kicker had a partial foot?

Tom Dempsey
The legend of the kick was born and from there it grew. Tom Dempsey (1947–) was the kicker for the New Orleans Saints. But he wasn’t your usual kicker. Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot and without four fingers on his right hand.

What is the longest field goal kick ever?

1. Justin Tucker’s 66-yard FG kick makes history for longest NFL field goal.

Who made a 63 yard field goal?

In his three NFL seasons, Maher has kicked one 63-yard field goal and two 62-yarders. The first kick in NFL history of 63 yards happened in 1970 when Tom Dempsey of New Orleans sent a 63-yard kick through the uprights. There are another five kickers throughout NFL history who have converted a kick of 62 yards.

How long was Tom Dempsey’s field goal?

63-yard
In 1970, when Saints kicker Tom Dempsey kicked a then NFL record 63-yard field goal to beat the Detroit Lions!

How long did Tom Dempsey’s field goal record stand?

On Nov. 8, 1970, Dempsey lifted a then-NFL record 63-yard field goal that sent the New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 triumph over the Detroit Lions and became an NFL moment that’s endured for generations.

Who has the longest field goal before Tucker?

His record kick snapped the two-decade-old record of 54 yards by Glenn Presnell of the Detroit Lions on Oct. 7, 1934. Before Prater’s 64-yarder, Dempsey’s distance was matched three times over the 43 years it stood as the record.

What was Dempsey’s longest field goal in the NFL?

63-yard field goal
NFL career Dempsey is most widely known for kicking a 63-yard field goal as time expired to give the Saints a 19–17 win over the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Who kicked a 63-yard field goal?

Tom Dempsey, whose 63-yard field goal set an NFL record, dies at 73 of coronavirus. Tom Dempsey, who played in the National Football League despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal for the New Orleans Saints, died April 4. He was 73.

Who made a 63-yard field goal?

What was Tom Dempsey’s longest kick?

63-yard FG
Tom Dempsey kicked a then NFL record 63-yard FG… on half a foot!