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Originally posted by ABoselli
College and HS uprights have been wider for a long time, too. College and NFL are now equal but the HS is still 23'4".
So a 70 yard attempt is from the K40, right? If he hasn't reached the EZ on kickoffs, no reason to think he's gonna put one through the end zone with a shorter runup and a rush.
Easier to fake out of a FG formation than a punt, too.
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I never take anything for granted, especially, after this game. I was line judge on a 4-man crew when the referee signaled for me to go under for a field goal. Ball was at B's 40 and I'm thinking...not gonna happen. There was no wind, so why bother.
Snap goes and here it comes. My God! It sails over the goal post with 10-yards to spare. A New York State record at the time -- 57 yards.
Kicker never comes close the rest of the game. The record is subsequently broken later in the season by another kicker.
Next season, same team, only this time LOS is B's 45. I was ready. Sixty-two yards.
Problem was the kicker was erratic. Great distance but not always accurate. But not erratic enough to keep him from kicking a 90-yard punt in college and something like 10 years in the NFL, now punting for the Carolina Panthers.