Garo Yepremian
Garabed Sarko Yepremian
Born: June 2, 1944
Larnaca, Cyprus
Deceased: May 15, 2015
Position: K
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 175
College: none
High School: American Academy (Larnaca, Cyprus)#
Career: 1966-1981
Garo Yepremian played from 1966 to 1981 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Yepremian kicked 210 field goals in 313 attempts, a 67.1 percent success rate, over his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 50 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 28 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 97 | 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 117 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 45 | 43 | 95.6 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 115 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 113 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 67 | 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 46 | 40 | 87.0 | 16 | 13 | 81.2 | 79 | 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 77 | 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 67 | 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 45 | 41 | 91.1 | 23 | 19 | 82.6 | 98 | 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 40 | 39 | 97.5 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 75 | 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 79 | 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 |
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| Totals | 464 | 444 | 95.7 | 313 | 210 | 67.1 | 1074 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 97 | 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 117 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 115 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 113 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 79 | 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 77 | 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 67 | 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 98 | 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 75 | 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 79 | 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1074 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1976 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1977 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 1978 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 0 | 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 | 1980 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 | 1981 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 0 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
Honors
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
