Bert Rechichar Sets Record: 56-Yard Field Goal Stuns Chicago in 1953

Bert Rechichar Sets Record: 56-Yard Field Goal Stuns Chicago in 1953

September 27
1953 — Baltimore’s Bert Rechichar boots a record 56-yard field goal against Chicago. The record would stand for 17 years until Tom Dempsey nailed a 63-yarder on Nov. 8
1970.

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