Event Date: March 25th,1985
Event Description: Kicker Wins Jackpot
Source: UPI
Soccer training and a little help from a friend helped an Englishman boot his way to a $10,600 jackpot in a halftime promotion at the Birmingham Stallions-Memphis Showboats USFL game.
Richard Edge, 24, a native of Chichester, England, had never kicked a football until two weeks ago, but drilled a 40-yard field goal Sunday to become the first person to win the prize in three attempts this season.
He has lived in football-mad Alabama for six years, but Edge said he never tried the sport until he learned two weeks ago that his name was drawn for the contest, held at every Stallions' home game.
Edge practiced for six hours for the one-shot chance at the money and got some good advice from a friend. "'He told me to keep my head down," Edge said.
The advice did wonders for Edge's kick. The line-drive kick was a little off-centered, but it sailed through the uprights with plenty of distance to spare.
Story-(UPI)
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