Friday 19 June 2009
Tom Dempsey, Legends of Football
Tom Dempsey is a controversial figure in football, it is clear that his field goal from 63 yards is the longest in the history of the NFL, but many feel that it was thanks to a special shoe that bore being born without the toes right now know something more about the life of this great chutador that despite their disability continues in the book of records of the NFL.
Thomas John Dempsey was born on January 12, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chutes of field goals for New Orleans Saints (1969-1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975-1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978-1979). He attended high school at San Dieguito High School and played college football at Palomar College.
But surely it is more Tom Dempsey is known for his 63-yard field goal in the absence of two seconds for the Saints defeated the Detroit Lions by 19-17 on November 8, 1970.
Dempsey was born without fingers on his right foot. He wore a modified shoe, flattened and enlarged with a surface. This generated controversy about whether the shoe gave the player an unfair advantage. In 1977 the NFL added a rule, known informally as the "Rule Tom Dempsey," which dictates that "any shoe that is carried by a player with an artificial leg must have a kicking surface that conforms to that of a normal kicking shoe.
Dempsey's record was matched by the Denver Broncos kicker Jason Elam, in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, although the kick was made a mile in altitude in Denver. Dempsey of the kick was held in New Orleans below sea level so it was physically more difficult.
One way or another a 63-yard field goal is something that is not within the reach of many players in the NFL, so Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam are already in the history of football in their own right.
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