Those 2 were done in Denver, lame
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Tom Dempsey did it first, thats all that matters.
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Tom Dempsey's Kick tied
Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski ties New Orleans Saints' Tom Dempsey's FG record | NOLA.com
Congratulations Sebastian Janikowski. I am sure that one day the record will be broken - but nothing will ever replace my memory of this: <iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hu73YSmtiXU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
thank you exiled. that was awesome.
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Thin air vs. thick air.........no question Dempsey really earned his kick.
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It'll have an asterisk next to it cause he did it in thinner air, like the Denver kicker did. Plus, Dempseys' kick was 63 and a half feet, LOL
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He tied it, he didn't beat it. Dempsey did it first, therefore he is still the true record holder.
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BUT... didn't Dempsey have a block of wood on the end of his foot? I could be worng - but I was pretty sure I read this... Wood has got to give a little extra "omph" to any kick. |
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This however did generate controversy about whether such a shoe gave a player an unfair advantage. Thus proving that people will complain about ANYTHING. Exaggerations are known to happen in sports I suppose a flat short shoe could look like a block of wood. When asked if he thought it was unfair, he said, "Unfair eh? How 'bout you try kickin' a 63 yard field goal to win it with 2 seconds left an' yer wearin' a square shoe, oh, yeah and no toes either". The NFL added the "Tom Dempsey Rule" in 1977. "Any shoe that is worn by a player with an artificial limb on his kicking leg must have a kicking surface that conforms to that of a normal kicking shoe." I think anyone who complains should hack their own toes off and then try kicking with a square toe and see if it goes further. |
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