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Post by yoteforever on Nov 1, 2010 18:46:36 GMT -6
Does anyone remember Knud Nielsen, the soccer style kicker from Denmark who kicked for the Coyotes in 1978?
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usdlaw
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Post by usdlaw on Nov 2, 2010 7:36:39 GMT -6
I was born in 1977 so no, why do you ask? Something happen to him?
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Post by 88grad on Nov 2, 2010 9:06:10 GMT -6
I certainly do remember him...
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 2, 2010 9:57:16 GMT -6
His son is a foreign exchange student in the US, and I am getting him on Friday and bringing him to the game Saturday. I will in the tailgate area lot 21/23 and would like all Coyote fans from past to present to come say hello.
He is here to see where his dad played and look at the University. Nice kid, so please come say hello.
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Post by 88grad on Nov 2, 2010 12:18:42 GMT -6
When you think about it.... USD has really had a pretty long and successful list of kickers. Nielsen, Siebel, McCloughlin, Hicks and I'd even though in Cody Butler too.
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Post by usdfbalum on Nov 2, 2010 13:17:33 GMT -6
Steve Opstad in the early 90's had one of the biggest legs ever at USD. He crushed the ball and consistenly made 40-50+ yd kicks.
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Post by pierreyote on Nov 2, 2010 13:29:33 GMT -6
Opstad was a beast. Didn't he have a game with 2 FG's from 50 plus?
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Post by usdfbalum on Nov 2, 2010 13:42:01 GMT -6
Yes, and he made them from over 60 at practice regularly inside the Dome - they never lined him up in a game to do it, but he could have. Great all around athlete.
As we have found out with our punter this year - the kicking game is really a game changer. I think many of our games would have looked much different if we did not have that field position advantage he has given us at times. There are several games where he has flipped the field on opponents that had us pinned deep.
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Post by #1CoyoteFan (Admin) on Nov 2, 2010 13:57:37 GMT -6
Don't forget Frank Liebfarth. He was pretty good for USD as well.
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