Mac Percival
| Date of birth | February 26, 1940 |
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| Place of birth | Vernon, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Kicker |
| College | Texas Tech |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1967–1973 | Chicago Bears |
| 1974 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Career stats | |
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Mac L. Percival (born February 26, 1940 in Vernon, Texas) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. He entered the NFL as a walkon player with the Dallas Cowboys. He played for the Chicago Bears for seven seasons before re-joining the Cowboys during the 1974 season. During his tenure with the Bears, he scored 456 points.[1] He is also the last Bears kicker to make five field goals in a game, which he accomplished against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 10, 1968 in a 29-16 win.[2]
Free kick
In 1968, the Bears were facing their longtime rival Green Bay Packers. With :26 remaining in the game with the score tied at 10–10, Bears returner Cecil Turner fair-caught a Packers punt at the Packers 43-yard line. The Bears decided to kick the game-winning kick as a fair catch kick, which has rarely been done before. Percival was able to make the 43-yarder to win the game. The kick was Percival's second game-winner, as he kicked a 47-yarder with :03 left against their rival in Minnesota to give the Bears a 26–24 win at Wrigley Field the week before.[1]
4 years later, in 1972 against the Houston Oilers, Percival once again attempted a free kick. However, this time, the kick, which was 50 yards, missed. The Bears still won 20-17.[3]
References
- 1 2 Mayer, Larry (2012-03-09). "Bears shocked Packers with last-minute free kick". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ↑ Mayer, Larry. "Percival gave Bears a high five". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ↑ Pierson, Don (Aug. 11, 1972). "Bears defeat Oilers 20-17". Chicago Tribune, p. c1.
External links
| Preceded by Roger LeClerc |
Chicago Bears Kickers 1967-1973 |
Succeeded by Mirro Roder |