Tom Dempsey
Thomas John Dempsey
Born: January 12, 1947
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: April 4, 2020
Position: K
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 255
College: Palomar College
High School: San Dieguito (Encinitas, CA)
Career: 1969-1979
Tom Dempsey played from 1969 to 1979 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. Dempsey kicked 159 field goals in 258 attempts, a 61.6 percent success rate, over his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 35 | 33 | 94.3 | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 99 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 16 | 94.1 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 70 |
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 49 |
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 71 |
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 106 |
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 26 | 86.7 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 56 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 36 | 31 | 86.1 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 94 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 44 | 36 | 81.8 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 87 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 20 |
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 38 | 36 | 94.7 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 66 |
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 |
| Totals | 282 | 252 | 89.4 | 258 | 159 | 61.6 | 729 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 99 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 70 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 49 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 71 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 106 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 94 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 87 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
