Morning Journal

The NFL’s last barefoot kicker

Rich Karlis gained notoriety as the NFL’s last full-time barefoot kicker. He picked up the technique during his freshman season at Cincinnati. “I saw Tony Franklin from Texas A&M do it on TV and was ...
Post-Bulletin

As several NFL playoff games were decided by field goals, it got me thinking about place kickers. I was wondering whatever happened to barefoot kickers?

Or straight-ahead kickers? The last barefooter I remember was Rich Karlis, when he kicked for the Vikings. As for straight-ahead kickers, maybe Washington's Mark Moseley? Could you please fill me in a ...
The Gazette

Ex-Broncos kickers Rich Karlis, David Treadwell size up new kickoff rules | NFL Insider

Denver Broncos kicker Rich Karlis uses his barefoot to connect for a 48-yard field goal early in the first quarter of Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 25, 1987. Holding is Gary Kubiak (8). (AP ...
Yardbarker

Toe-to-Toe With The NFL’s 7 Barefoot Kickers

The NFL, and football in general, is full of challenging tasks; one of the most challenging would be the art of being one of the barefoot kickers. Taking a tackle would leave most of us grounded up in ...