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Those 2 were done in Denver, lame

Tom Dempsey did it first, thats all that matters.

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:

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Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal - YouTube

thank you exiled. that was awesome.

Thin air vs. thick air.........no question Dempsey really earned his kick.

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

He tied it, he didn't beat it. Dempsey did it first, therefore he is still the true record holder.

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Originally Posted by pinch (Post 329604)

Then there's the fact that the other 2 have a whole foot....

If I were a kicker these days and kicking a 63 yard field goal, I'd go ahead and back it up another yard for the hell of it. Who wants to share a record with 2 or 3 other douchebag kickers?

Please do not get me wrong - Dempsy's kick is one of the things that drew me to the Saints when I was just a kid.

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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Originally Posted by homerj07 (Post 329777)

Tom Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot. He wore a modified shoe with a flattened and enlarged toe surface. (sorry, no block of wood)

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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Originally Posted by exiled (Post 329822)

In high school we had a special kicking shoe which had a squared toe. Not the easiest thing to wear and kick with. I was better barefoot. So I don't believe his squared off shoe gave him any advantage.