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Halo 11-08-2010 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Crusader (Post 260340)
Atop his bookshelf are many of the game balls he received throughout his career. He's proudest of a ball he received after the Saints beat Dallas.


"I always hated the Cowboys," he says.

Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal - ESPN

This was way before my time but you gotta love a Saint that says that.

On a side note, the unofficial NFL record for a FG is 65 yards, Made by Swedish kicker Ola Kimrin in a preseason game between the Broncos and Seahawks in 2002. Gotta brag about the Swedes ;-)

WHO DAT!!!

dizzle88 11-08-2010 05:10 PM
This is especially fantastic due to the fact that Dempsey was born without toes on his right kicking foot, truly great moment, way way way before my time, but still great to see. How much can you bet that Dempsey was watching Hartley last January in the NFCCG.

11toby 11-08-2010 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 260559)
This is especially fantastic due to the fact that Dempsey was born without toes on his right kicking foot, truly great moment, way way way before my time, but still great to see. How much can you bet that Dempsey was watching Hartley last January in the NFCCG.

I think he also doesn't have a right hand too. No right toes, no right hand.

RaginCajun83 11-08-2010 06:15 PM
My dad was at that game and I was at the NFCCG last season, kinda odd that both of us got to see both great kicks in Saints history just 40 years apart

Beastmode 11-08-2010 06:20 PM
The way he practically walked up to the ball had me laughing. Today, that would be blocked without question, way too much time. I do however wish they would have kept the kicker using his own ball. It should have been a tradition but I guess the NFL felt it was an unfair advantage like everything else. That rule took away the bomb kicks and made even easy kicks questionable.


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