Why Doesn't The NFL HOF Have More Kickers?

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by jerryaldini

Times have changed. Stenarud got in having made only about two thirds of his kicks. In the 1971 Christmas game it shouldn't have been that big a shock he missed three of four. He was only about 50 percent beyond 20 yards that year and 60 percent overall. 75 percent led the league back then. Interestingly his numbers went way up at the end of his long career. Maybe the artificial surfaces and domes helped?

Hash marks were further apart and the goal post was at the front of the end zone. You could get severe angles on short kicks.

They narrowed the hash marks and moved the goal post to the back of the end zone in the mid 70s (the latter part of Stenerud's career). FG success went up dramatically league-wide.