Jim Turner (placekicker)

Jim Turner (placekicker)

Infobox Pro Football player
Name=Jim Turner


Jersey=15
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DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1941|3|28|mf=y
Birthplace=Martinez, California
DateOfDeath=
Position=Placekicker
College=Utah State
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DraftedRound=
DatabaseFootball=TURNEJIM03
PFR=
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Records=
Stats=Y
Career Highlights=Y
Honors=AFL All-Time 2nd Team
Denver Broncos Ring of Honor
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years=1964-1969
1970
1971-1979
teams=AFL New York Jets
NFL New York Jets
NFL Denver Broncos
ProBowls=1968, 1969
HOF=

James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941 in Martinez, California) 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 for this short a distance.

In the locker room after the game, on national television (NBC-TV), Turner shouted "Welcome to the AFL !"

Following the AFL-NFL merger, Turner also played with the Denver Broncos for another nine seasons and kicked four points in a losing effort in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys. He was inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame in 1988.

Turner finished his career with 304 of 488 (62%) field goals and 521 of 534 extra points, giving him 1,439 total points.

See also

* Other American Football League players

External links

* [http://www.nfl.com/players/jimturner/profile?id=TUR415288 NFL.com player page]
* [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TURNEJIM03 Turner's stats at databasefootball.com]


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