No. 19, 10, 23, 6 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Placekicker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | January 12, 1947||||||
Died: | April 4, 2020 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 73)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | San Dieguito (Encinitas, California) | ||||||
College: | Palomar | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1968 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
|
Thomas John Dempsey (January 12, 1947 – April 4, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and 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, setting an NFL record which stood for over 40 years.