Dick DeVuono Football Dropkick 1960

Dick DeVuono kicks a dropkick for the extra point in 1960. DeVuono's Hewlett H.S. team defeated South Side 34-7DeVuono scored 3 TD's that game.

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[SenatorBRT]

Nice quality. My stepson was excited that he could clearly see the ball hit the ground first.  Thanks for posting this.

[bronzedepot]

@SenatorBRT your welcome

[bronzedepot]

@grezzbop my father shot it in 1960

[bronzedepot]

@grezzbop my father shot it in 1960

[Kmagnus80]

Drop kicks are usually used at the end of halfs or games when a punt wouldn't be worth it and/or you are trying to catch the defense off guard by attempting a FG/XP out of a running/pass formation. They arn't very accurate but were used a lot in the 1900's-1920's when the ball wasn't as pointed at the ends.

[TheFlanker35]

@luckyshow,

I think in some long field goal situations, drop kicking might be advantageous if the other team won't be in FG block formation. The kicker wouldn't have to put it up as high, but it is really really hard to bounce.

[luckyshow]

In the UK and Ireland, American football is also known as Britball. For soem reason, drop kicking is still used along with placekicking. The longest being:

55 yards Ben Torriero, Harrogate Hawks v. Merseyside Centurions (British National Football League-BNGL), 5/13/1990

Longest CAnadian high school drop kicked FG:

57 yards Pedro Svinaga, Jesuit Col. of Loyola (Montreal) (L 3-6) McGill Intermediates, McGill Stadium, Montreal, 1920's

[luckyshow]

Longest known post-1940 skinny ball drop-kick FGs (ball changed c.1933):

37 yards Nelson “Bud” Smith, Coe College (W 9-6) at Cornell (Iowa), 10/17/1942 [winning kick]

37 yards Coby Moody, Canton Tigers (L 15-34) at Seiling High (Oklahoma), 10/15/2010

35 yards Old Crow, Lodge Grass Indians (W 69-12) Colstrip Colts (Montana) [6-man football]

[luckyshow]

More drop kick FGs:

62 yards George Gipp, Notre Dame Freshmen at Michigan Western State Normal School, 1916

62 yards Kelly Imhoff, Kent HS v Arlington HS (Washington state), 1929

59 yards Bill Phelps, Colorado Springs HS at Florence, 1923 (Colorado)

Longest NFL drop kick FG:

50 yards John (Paddy) Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals v Milwaukee Badgers, 9/28/1924.

50 yards John (Paddy) Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals (W ) v Columbus Tigers, 10/11/1925.

[luckyshow]

Longest drop-kicked FGs

65 yards J.P. Ross, Birmingham A.C. (W 5-4) v Alabama, 11/12/1892

63 yards Mark Payne, Dakota Wesleyan ( ) v Spearfish Normal (Northwest Normal), at Aberdeen, S.D. 10/16/1915

62 yards Pat O'Dea, Wisconsin (W 47-0) at Northwestern, 11/24/1898 [in blizzard] (also punt of: 110 yards, 1898) [field was 110 yards long until 1912]

In Australia, he owns the drop kick record in Australian rules football:

60 yards Pat O'Dea, Melbourne F.C. v. Ballarat, May 1892

[mustang6172]

@rjc0l3 Only in arena football.