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Tom Dempsey, historic New Orleans Saints placekicker, dies at 73 after coronavirus battle | Saints | nola.com
![The New Orleans Saints History Image Gallery is No More | Nfl football players, Saints football, Fantasy football The New Orleans Saints History Image Gallery is No More | Nfl football players, Saints football, Fantasy football](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/db/05/32/db05323f288e82ce4c22d7f45d73be79.jpg)
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![Two years after his death, family and friends celebrate the life of former Saints kicker Tom Dempsey Two years after his death, family and friends celebrate the life of former Saints kicker Tom Dempsey](https://gray-wvue-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/R6dMXLAfVIGAOg5R2ZHkF2LVvMA=/1200x900/smart/filters:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/A3ZYGBABPNA4RGNVPRLOTP2UOQ.jpg)
Two years after his death, family and friends celebrate the life of former Saints kicker Tom Dempsey
![Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints used to hold the NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards. | Nfl kickers, Nfl football players, Nfl football helmets Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints used to hold the NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards. | Nfl kickers, Nfl football players, Nfl football helmets](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/df/08/0adf08e0b560683b1ed209a138144357.jpg)
Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints used to hold the NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards. | Nfl kickers, Nfl football players, Nfl football helmets
![Paul Lukas on Twitter: "Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who wore a series of special shoes on the stump of a right foot that he was born with, has died of Covid-19. Paul Lukas on Twitter: "Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who wore a series of special shoes on the stump of a right foot that he was born with, has died of Covid-19.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EU1vz-tXYAA_ghw.jpg:large)