By John Turney
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| Art credit: Merv Corning |
Was it the shoe?
Andersen said the shoe felt great but that it was just a tool—that you needed skill and some luck to make one from 60.
Here are some shots of the shoe—
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Morten Andersen's $5000 Shoe
LOOKING BACK
By John Turney
In 1991 Morten Andersen spent $5,000 of his own money in the development of a kicking shoe which he wore beginning that season. It was also the year he hit a 60-yard field goal which was, at the time, five yards farther than his previous best.
Was it the shoe?
Andersen said the shoe felt great but that it was just a tool—that you needed skill and some luck to make one from 60.
Here are some shots of the shoe—
By John Turney
Was it the shoe?
Andersen said the shoe felt great but that it was just a tool—that you needed skill and some luck to make one from 60.
Here are some shots of the shoe—
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Well, I guess I can’t resist. I am 65 yrs. old & have watched football since the last Brown’s championship & never saw a kicker that seemed to be so automatically acclaimed, till Justin Tucker of course. When your SO good you design your own kicking shoe, NOT a pair mind you, but a plush glove-leather kicking shoe, you are the one who says “ Catch me if you can”! Morton just needed a team like Tucker had to get the full credit he deserved. The man did glow & had that “presence “ to where if it was a close game, he WANTED to have the chance to seal it.
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