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| Position: | Guard, Linebacker, Kicker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | April 2, 1934 Wahpeton, North Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | August 4, 1994 (aged 60) Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Wahpeton (Wahpeton, ND) | ||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1956 / round: 12 / pick: 139 | ||||||||||
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Steve Myhra (pronounced "MY-ruh") (April 2, 1934 – August 4, 1994) was a professional American football player who played as a kicker, guard, and linebacker for five seasons for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
Myhra played collegiately for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers before transferring to the University of North Dakota in 1955 to play his final two seasons. He was named by the Associated Press to the 1955 and 1956 Little All-America first teams and was voted Most Valuable Player of the North Central Conference by the league's coaches in 1956.
Myhra is best remembered for a critical field goal made with 7 seconds remaining in the 1958 NFL Championship Game that forced the first sudden death overtime in NFL history in what became known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played."