[NU Sports] Kicking (fwd)

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To put Roy's skill in perspective, most sources claim that Wilbur 'Pete' Henry had a 45 yard drop kick, then the NFL record, in a game vs Toledo in December of 1922.

I have seen some sources that claim the college record is 65 yards, by JP Ross of the Birmingham AC in a game against Alabama in November of 1892.

There are anecdotal accounts of Jim Thorpe 'routinely' drop-kicking field goals of 50 yards, and of long drop kicks by Paddy Driscoll, but not a lot of documentation.

Doug Flutie's recent drop kick for the Patriots was an extra point.  Flutie kicked from about the 12 yard line.

Prior to Flutie, the last drop kick for points was Scooter McLean's conversion in the 1941 NFL Championship game, helping the Bears beat the Giants 37-9.

Chuck Herron   Tech 85


-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
To: 'Jonathan Hodges' <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>; AJWDBW at aol.com
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Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2009 4:34 pm
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Kicking (fwd)



I used to be able to drop kick about 30 yds, but not far enough to make sense in 
 game. My Dad,
ho is 90, could drop kick about 40 yards, with accuracy. It is not that 
ifficult, altho the
ood kickers used to do it on a dead run.
 
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From: Jonathan Hodges [mailto:jonathanwhodges at gmail.com] 
ent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:22 AM
o: AJWDBW at aol.com
c: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; nolan at romaine.tssi.com; nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
ubject: Re: [NU Sports] Kicking (fwd)
 
Drop kicks, defined as "a kick by a player who drops the ball and kicks it as it 
ouches the
round" is still legal in college football and the NFL.  In fact, QB Doug 
lutie's last play in
he NFL was converting a drop kick for an extra point for the Patriots a few 
ears back.
I honestly haven't seen a drop kick in college football in my experience.  I 
ssume it went of
f style mainly due to issues with its accuracy relative to a place kick as well 
s its
ifficulty (it must be more difficult to time the kick so as to hit with your 
oot simultaneous
o when it hits the ground).
Jonathan
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:11 AM, <AJWDBW at aol.com> wrote:
When I was a youngster (Just prior to the Civil War) we would, on
ccasion, drop kick the ball for extra points. Whatever happened to  that?
on Williams
55

n a message dated 10/22/2009 8:21:27 A.M. Central Standard Time,
rstetson at capps-assoc.com writes:
My  observations on kicking these days is that they are really trying to
im the  kicks but get in
rouble when they don't hit the ball properly. Place  kickers try to miss
ertain guys on the
defense who are known for jumping  up for a tip. (I've seen several missed
G's in the pros where
he kicker  was trying to avoid the pyramid setting up on the other side of
he  line)

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