Tag: Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints connects on a record-breaking field foal to defeat the Detroit Lions in Tulane Stadium. (Image: Getty)

Legendary New Orleans Saints Kicker Tom Dempsey Dies of COVID-19

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Tom Dempsey, the half-footed New Orleans Saints kicker who held the record — or a share of it — for the longest field goal in NFL history at 63 yards, died Saturday after losing a fight with COVID-19. Dempsey, 73, had been suffering from both dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The […]