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Classic Sports Card of The Day

04 Feb

1971 Topps football card of former Miami Dolphins’ placekicker Garo Yepremian, who made one of the all-time “blooper” plays in Super Bowl history in Super Bowl VII. Yepremian, from Cyprus, somehow managed to get his hands on a bobbled snap on a Dolphin field goal attempt, then tried to apparently throw a pass. The ball just floated straight upward into the waiting arms of Redskins’ DB Mike Bass, who returned it for a touchdown and turned a 14-0 Miami lead into a close 14-7 game. The Dolphins wound up holding on to win to cap off an amazing undefeated 17-0 season with their first Super Bowl title. Yepremian lasted 16 seasons in the NFL, 14 with Miami, and was named the kicker on the NFL’s All Decade  team for the 1970s. The picture used on this card was probably taken during an early training camp practice, since he wore jersey # 1 for his entire career with the Dolphins.

 

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