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Some of us old-timers remember watching this man kick for the Dolphins.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/16/garo-yepremian-passes-away-at-age-70/
Reports: Garo Yepremian passes away at age 70
Posted by Mike Wilkening on May 16, 2015
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Former NFL placekicker Garo Yepremian, a member of two Super Bowl-winning clubs with the Dolphins, passed away Friday at age 70 due to cancer, according to CBS 3 in Philadelphia and The Associated Press.
Yepremian had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014. More than a decade earlier, he had created a foundation devoted to fighting brain cancer after his daughter-in-law had been stricken with a brain tumor.
In 14 NFL seasons from 1966 through 1981, Yepremian connected on 210-of-313 field goals, twice making the Pro Bowl. In addition to nine seasons with Miami, Yepremian had stints with the Lions, Saints and Buccaneers.
Yepremian will forever have a little place in NFL history for his failed passing attempt in Super Bowl VII against Washington. After having a field goal blocked, Yepremian picked up the bouncing ball and tried to throw it. However, the ball slipped out of his right hand, and he deflected it forward into the hands of Washington’s Mike Bass, who returned it for a touchdown. Nevertheless, Miami held on for a 14-7 victory, the first of the franchise’s back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9enWbbLIHrk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garo_Yepremian
A native of Cyprus, Yepremian emigrated to the United States in 1966 and, after watching the NFL on television, was convinced he could play the game. He received tryouts, after which the Lions signed him as their kicker for two seasons. Yepremian left to serve in the United States Army for 1968 and, unable to reclaim his job with the Lions when he return, played in the Continental Football League for a season before spending the next nine seasons with the Dolphins.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/16/garo-yepremian-passes-away-at-age-70/
Reports: Garo Yepremian passes away at age 70
Posted by Mike Wilkening on May 16, 2015
Former NFL placekicker Garo Yepremian, a member of two Super Bowl-winning clubs with the Dolphins, passed away Friday at age 70 due to cancer, according to CBS 3 in Philadelphia and The Associated Press.
Yepremian had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014. More than a decade earlier, he had created a foundation devoted to fighting brain cancer after his daughter-in-law had been stricken with a brain tumor.
In 14 NFL seasons from 1966 through 1981, Yepremian connected on 210-of-313 field goals, twice making the Pro Bowl. In addition to nine seasons with Miami, Yepremian had stints with the Lions, Saints and Buccaneers.
Yepremian will forever have a little place in NFL history for his failed passing attempt in Super Bowl VII against Washington. After having a field goal blocked, Yepremian picked up the bouncing ball and tried to throw it. However, the ball slipped out of his right hand, and he deflected it forward into the hands of Washington’s Mike Bass, who returned it for a touchdown. Nevertheless, Miami held on for a 14-7 victory, the first of the franchise’s back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9enWbbLIHrk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garo_Yepremian
A native of Cyprus, Yepremian emigrated to the United States in 1966 and, after watching the NFL on television, was convinced he could play the game. He received tryouts, after which the Lions signed him as their kicker for two seasons. Yepremian left to serve in the United States Army for 1968 and, unable to reclaim his job with the Lions when he return, played in the Continental Football League for a season before spending the next nine seasons with the Dolphins.
