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Originally Posted by mikev
Not quite. He only had half of his kicking foot, and used a special shoe on it to kick the ball.
From what I understand, there was quite a bit of controversy about it (the shoe) because of the way it was constructed.
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Yeah, there is a rule now that all equipment has to be "normal" even if the person wearing it has a body part that isn't. Lots of folks thought Dempsey's anatomy and equipment gave him an advantage in kicking.
The amazing thing is to watch the video--since goal posts were at the front of the end zone back then, he kicked it from the other team's 37 yard line.