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2. Holder (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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   Mitch Berger as a holder with the snap on the way. Compared to other American football positions, the holder is one of the most trivial positions, requiring precision in the receipt of a snap and placement of a ball in a short time, but requiring far less physical talent than a skill position and much less bulk or strength than a lineman.

3. Ove Johansson - Wikipedia

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   Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was an American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. [1]

4. Placekicker - Wikipedia

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   In American football, the placekicker (PK), or simply kicker (K), is the player who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In most cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist and occasionally in youth football, also acts as the punter.

5. Place kick - Wikipedia

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   Place kicking typically involves placing the ball either directly on the turf, a mound of sand, a hole in the turf, or a plastic tee is sometimes used to keep the ball in position. A player called a holder is required to hold a ball upright during field goal and extra point attempts, as the ball is placed directly on the turf.

6. How deliberate mis-kicks changed one of sport's strangest ...

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   In American football, kicking and punting are different. Kicking refers to field goals and kick-offs, when the ball is kicked from the ground to score points or to begin the game. Punting ...

7. American Football Kicking Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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   The American Football Kicking Hall of Fame was created in 2008 to recognize individuals who have excelled as kickers, to educate the public on the historic contributions of the kicking game and to promote the advancement of kickers (placekickers or punters) in American football. The American Football Kicking Hall of Fame features two categories ...

8. Dirk Borgognone - Wikipedia

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   He spent years bouncing between NFL training camps, mainly as a kickoff specialist (the NFL had prohibited the use of kicking tees for field goals and extra points for a decade). Dirk received unsuccessful tryouts from the Minnesota Vikings in 1990, the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, the Cleveland Browns in 1992, and the Indianapolis Colts in 1993.

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