Tom Dempsey, historic New Orleans Saints placekicker, dies at 73 after coronavirus battle

NOLA.com ^ | 04/05/2020

[BenLurkin]

Seems like just yesterday....

[RckyRaCoCo]

Lions fans remember...

RIP

[crusty old prospector]

I remember “The Kick.” RIP.

[Rummyfan]

One of the last straight-on kickers. And with his special foot, he could kick it a long way. RIP.

[rdl6989]

RIP

[dfwgator]

Yep, it could only happen against the Lions.

[MuttTheHoople]

He died of the Chi-com virus. However, like most all the other deaths from the Chi-com virus, he had a prior condition, which was Alzheimers.

[PGalt]

Lions fans remember...

RIP

[cloudmountain]

Dementia?
Alzheimer's no doubt. HORRIBLE disease. It steals our very SOULS.

[central_va]

COVID is a horrible disease too. It destroys common sense, rights and our nations wealth.

[DoodleBob]

People with disabilities have challenges that most of us "normal" folks can't fathom. Part of Christian charity says I should treat them with respect and dignity and take their disability into account.

Nowadays, the left has hijacked Christian charity. Thus, that usually means dumbing down the disabled and putting them in the slow lane. How tragic.

I remember as a kid, seeing The Kick and him playing, thinking past his disabilities. Yes, he had a half a foot and no hand, but he kicked it 64-yards, man!!

Let us remember Him for what he was - a good man who embodied what greatness can be unleashed when society doesn't put up mental roadblocks in the minds of "normals," of what those who differ from us can do. RIP.

[chris37]

Rest in peace, Tom.

[gibsonguy]

+1

[Leep]

Seems like every older famous person who dies lately dies from coronavirus complications?

[cloudmountain]

COVID is a horrible disease too. It destroys common sense, rights and our nations wealth.

Don't forget where it came from...as did the Bubonic Plague. That plague, the BLACK DEATH, killed 27 million Europeans in the 13th and 14th centuries. It also came from China.

Do you think that the Chinese will change because of THIS disease [COVID-19] that they foisted on the world?
I don't.

[Deplorable American1776]

Prayers to his family... RIP Tom... The Saints had great players, Archie Manning and Tom Dempsey... but never could win...

[boycott]

I remember watching that game. He was quite the inspiration. May he RIP.

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

Thanks for your thoughtful and true words.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Don't forget Ove Johanssen of Abilene Christian University. My, how everyone overlooks some real achievers:

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