Rich Karlis

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1959|5|23|mf=y
Birthplace= Salem, Ohiocite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/richkarlis/profile?id=KAR316408 |title=Rich Karlis' data page on NFL.com |accessdate=2008-02-23]
Position=Kicker
College=Cincinnati
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Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=KARLIRIC01
PFR=KarlRi00
years=1982-1988
1989
1990
teams=Denver Broncos
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
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Richard John Karlis (born May 23, 1959, in Salem, Ohio) is a former American Football placekicker who played nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League from 1982 to 1990. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and is known as the last of the field goal kickers who kicked barefoot full time in the NFL [http://www.tbt.com/sports/article17127.ece Whither the barefoot kicker? AP] Retrieved March 11, 2006] .

Karlis is best known for kicking the game winning field goal in overtime for the Broncos against the Cleveland Browns in the to reach Super Bowl XXI. He had a rather ironic performance in Super Bowl XXI, tying a Super Bowl record with a 48-yard field goal, but also missing a 23-yard attempt, the shortest missed field goal in Super Bowl history at that time.

In 1989 he tied a then NFL record by kicking seven field goals in a game against the Los Angeles Rams, a record held until 2007.

Karlis made 172 field goals and 283 extra point attempts for 799 points in his career and also holds Super Bowl records for most field goals attempts with six, making three of them and other records including most consecutive field goals made as a rookie with thirteen in 1982 and most field goals in a game with seven in 1990ref|consecutive in which he is tied with two other players.

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*http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/karliric01.htm