He kicked for several NFL and AFL teams,including the Giants for whom he kicked two field goals in their 47-7 romp over the Bears in the 1956 NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium.
He was involved in a secret trade between the Packers and the Dallas Texans,as both league offices didn't raise an eyebrow to the transaction between Lombardi and Stram.
Ben lost 4 toes in an accident,so he wore a special boot enabling him to kick.
After he retired,he became the Cowboys kicking coach.Though a straight on kicker,he deduced that the soccer style was actually better for distance,so he taught that style after modifying it to the style used today.
In a Raiders game in 1962,he jumped off of the bench to tackle a punt returner going for a touchdown.No one except his teammates noticed his infraction.
He was involved in a secret trade between the Packers and the Dallas Texans,as both league offices didn't raise an eyebrow to the transaction between Lombardi and Stram.
Ben lost 4 toes in an accident,so he wore a special boot enabling him to kick.
After he retired,he became the Cowboys kicking coach.Though a straight on kicker,he deduced that the soccer style was actually better for distance,so he taught that style after modifying it to the style used today.
In a Raiders game in 1962,he jumped off of the bench to tackle a punt returner going for a touchdown.No one except his teammates noticed his infraction.