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RIP Tom Dempsey - pdq - 04-05-2020
...from coronavirus.
Any football fan of a certain age will remember Tom Dempsey, whose career was largely encompassed by a single game-winning kick for a team with a 2-12 record that year (1970).
But what a kick. Sixty three yards, just clearing the crossbar.
Born with only half a kicking foot, and no right hand, Dempsey not only broke the record for the longest field goal, he shattered it, by seven yards - a record that stood for 4 decades.
RIP, Mr. Dempsey.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - Forrest - 04-05-2020
Great story - looks like he had a good life.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - hal - 04-05-2020
I remember watching that live on TV although I was never much of a football fan. It sure made me feel old when I saw a replay decades later and the video looked so... old.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - wave rider - 04-05-2020
Seems I remember him playing defensive line on occasion. I liked his straight on kicking style as I could never get the hang of sidewinder style.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - Dennis S - 04-05-2020
I saw the kick live on TV. I don't have a link, but I have read that the record pro field goal is shorter than the record college kick which is shorter than the record high school kick.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - hal - 04-05-2020
Dennis S wrote:
I saw the kick live on TV. I don't have a link, but I have read that the record pro field goal is shorter than the record college kick which is shorter than the record high school kick.
makes sense - there are 100s times more college games than Pro games and 100s times more HS games than college games. I have no doubt that the record IN PRACTICE is higher in the NFL than the NCAA and is higher in the NCAA than HS.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - Dennis S - 04-05-2020
hal, I never thought of that.
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - Yoyodyne ArtWorks - 04-05-2020
Dempsey only took a couple of steps before he made contact, amazing. RIP sir!
Re: RIP Tom Dempsey - Dennis S - 04-06-2020
Didn't they hassle him over his special show?