Record Breaker: Dempsey’s 63-Yard Kick Tops Rechichar’s Long-Standing Mark
November 8
1970 — New Orleans kicker Tom Dempsey breaks a 17-year-old record by booting a 63-yard field goal. Baltimore’s Bert Rechichar previously held the record at 56 yards.
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