Jim Turner (placekicker)
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 28, 1941 | ||
| Place of birth: | Martinez, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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| College: | Utah State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 19 / Pick: 259 | ||
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James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941) is a former American football player. A quarterback and placekicker, he played college football for Utah State University and was signed as a free agent in 1964 by the American Football League's New York Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank. "Tank" kicked a then record 145 points in the 1968 regular season, with a professional football record 34 field goals. Turner kicked for nine points in the AFL Championship game win over the Oakland Raiders, and ten points in the Jets's 16-7 defeat of the Baltimore Colts in the Third World Championship of Professional Football, Super Bowl III.
The last of Turner's three field goals in Super Bowl III was for 9 yards, the shortest in Super Bowl history. At that time, the goal posts were located at the front of the end zones. They have since been moved to the back, so it's no longer possible to kick a field goal from this short a distance. Mike Clark of the Dallas Cowboys tied Turner's record for the shortest Super Bowl field goal in Super Bowl VI.
In the locker room after the game, on national television (NBC-TV), Turner shouted "Welcome to the AFL !"
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