Bugün öğrendim ki: New Orleans Saints için bir NFL vurucusu olan Tom Dempsey, tekme ayağında ayak parmakları olmadan doğdu. 63 metreden gol attığı için 40 yılı aşkın bir süredir NFL rekoru kırdı. ESPN Sport Science, değiştirilmiş ayakkabının (bazı tartışmalara neden oldu) aslında hata payını artırdığını buldu.
American football player **Thomas John Dempsey** (January 12, 1947 – April 4, 2020) was an American professional [football](/wiki/American_football "American football") player who was a [placekicker](/wiki/Placekicker "Placekicker") in the [National Football League](/wiki/National_Football_League "National Football League") (NFL) for the [New Orleans Saints](/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints "New Orleans Saints"), [Philadelphia Eagles](/ wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles "Philadelphia Eagles"), [Los Angeles Rams](/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams "Los Angeles Rams"), [Houston Oilers](/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Oilers "History of the Houston Oilers") Bill and [Buffal] wiki/Buffalo_Bills "Buffalo Bills"). Unlike the "soccer style" approach which was becoming more and more widely used during his career, Dempsey's kicking style was the then-standard straight-toe style.[1] With the Saints in 1970, he made a 63-yard [field goal](/wiki/Field_goal "Field goal"), setting an NFL record which stood for over 40 years.