Jan 12, 2021
Tom Dempsey (12 January 1947 – 4 April 2020 due to complications from COVID-19)
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Tom Dempsey (12 January 1947 – 4 April 2020 due to complications from COVID-19)
Tom Dempsey, the iconic New Orleans Saints placekicker who set an NFL field goal record that stood for more than four decades, died Saturday of complications from coronavirus. He was 73.
On Nov. 8, 1970, Dempsey’s last-second, 63-yard field goal in the old Tulane Stadium earned the Saints a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions.
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From Gerardo Alba.
#OTD 10/9/1972 First Lady Pat Nixon helped kick off the Nixon-Agnew reelection campaign. She reportedly christened "The Simply Amazing Three Dimensional Two Tone Transcontinental Nixon Agnew New Majority People Machine" bus by pouring water from a ceramic elephant on the front end. Mrs. Nixon also held a football for Tom Dempsey, placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles, to punt toward the crowd. Senator Bob Dole (wearing a brown suit) is center in the football image. (Images: WHPO-D0368-14A & D0636-09)
Coming On The Hudson
Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
Joel Frahm – tenor sax Tom Dempsey – guitar Tim Ferguson – bass Eliot Zigmund – drums
The Top 10 longest kicks in a regular season NFL game:**
64 yards - Matt Prater, Broncos (2013)
63 yards - Tom Dempsey, Saints (1970)
63 yards - Jason Elam, Broncos (1998)
63 yards - Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders (2011)
63 yards - David Akers, 49ers (2012)
62 yards - Matt Bryant, Buccaneers (2006)
61 yards - Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders (2009)
61 yards - Jay Feely, Cardinals (2012)
61 yards - Greg Zuerlein, Rams - 2015
61 yards - Justin Tucker, Ravens (2013)
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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2025: The "Tom Dempsey " Edition
If you’re not familiar, Tom Dempsey was an NFL place-kicker from 1969 to 1979. He held the record for the longest field goal ever kicked. His mark stood for almost half-a-century…even if he only had half a foot. This isn’t the only time Dempsey’s name has lilted about the halls here at Dubsism, but this week something happened that put your blogger in the same shoes as him. I too now only have…
Condolences to the family, friends, teammates and fans of Tom Dempsey