Hopefully he will be a good kicker for us, he looked like a Tucker or a Erx or a Happy Feller!
nobody could kick barefoot like Happy!
Erxleben quickly earned a reputation as a reliable kicker for the Longhorns. In December of his freshman year, he played in the Bluebonnet Bowl against the University of Colorado. Despite early troubles in the game, including a missed field goal and a blocked extra point, Erxleben kicked a field goal late in the game, breaking the tie and securing the win for Texas.
In 1977, in a game against Rice University, he set the record for the longest field goal in NCAA history with a 67-yard kick. UT head coach Fred Akers said of the kick, "It was like a gunshot. We couldn't believe a ball was going that far. It had another eight yards on it." Erxleben kicked two other field goals over 60 yards that season. Rule changes in NCAA football since 1977, specifically the prohibition of kicking tees for field goals, as well as changes to the placement of the ball following a failed kick, have discouraged such long attempts, thus attempts to break the record are now rare. The longest field goal since the rule changes came in 1998 when Martin Gramatica of Kansas State made a 65-yard attempt.
Erxleben is the only three-time All-American punter in NCAA history, being a consensus choice in 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Without the legal problems..LOL
Hopefully he will have Erx range
Hook'em
nobody could kick barefoot like Happy!
Erxleben quickly earned a reputation as a reliable kicker for the Longhorns. In December of his freshman year, he played in the Bluebonnet Bowl against the University of Colorado. Despite early troubles in the game, including a missed field goal and a blocked extra point, Erxleben kicked a field goal late in the game, breaking the tie and securing the win for Texas.
In 1977, in a game against Rice University, he set the record for the longest field goal in NCAA history with a 67-yard kick. UT head coach Fred Akers said of the kick, "It was like a gunshot. We couldn't believe a ball was going that far. It had another eight yards on it." Erxleben kicked two other field goals over 60 yards that season. Rule changes in NCAA football since 1977, specifically the prohibition of kicking tees for field goals, as well as changes to the placement of the ball following a failed kick, have discouraged such long attempts, thus attempts to break the record are now rare. The longest field goal since the rule changes came in 1998 when Martin Gramatica of Kansas State made a 65-yard attempt.
Erxleben is the only three-time All-American punter in NCAA history, being a consensus choice in 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Without the legal problems..LOL
Hopefully he will have Erx range
Hook'em
