Bare Feet and the Unibar

Last night, during one of Rex Grossman’s four interceptions (six total turnovers and 3 points on offense is offensive), I sat back and enjoyed Scott Player’s old school unibar. Take a look.

This unibar is not only old school it’s pointed downward. What good does this do? We discussed four possibilities: a) gum rest, b) chin protection, c) it’s the coolest thing since the leather helmet or d) it can stop all oncoming cars outside a strip club at 3am. Does it give a happy ending?

This morning, as part of a co-publication that will bolster the authority and the vigor of the BSD, Mighty Mike and I discussed and chronicled the best of the unibar and the bare footed kicker. Authors note: many of these kickers were born outside the USA (Denmark, South Africa, and Germany). Growing up kicking a ball must help.

1) The Royal Anderson and Andersen: Gary and Morton

No two kickers better showcase the power of the unibar. Gary remains the NFL points leader and was the first to register “the perfect season” meaning he hit all PATs and FGs attempted in 1998. Amazing. Gary’s unibar is unstoppable. He played 24 seasons in the NFL registering 2434 points.

Close behind (but still playing!) is the Royal Andersen, Morton. He holds the record for the most NFL games played (356), has kicked the most 50-yard FG (40), and is closing in on the before mentioned NFL total points record.

2) Sean Landeta

Although initially the picture was Landeta in his Eagles costume, the authors had to find one of him modeling his Giants blue to avoid the wrath of MJ. He spent the majority of his career with the G-Men and definitely makes the all unibar list.





3) Nick Lowery

Mr. Lowery has his own website... and it chronicles his own statistics. He also had a solid mustache. Enough said.







4) Reggie Roby

Unfortunately, Reggie Roby passed away in 2005. He had a remarkable career and pioneered the two-step method (whatever that means). Roby finished his 16 NFL seasons with 992 punts for 42,951 yards, with 298 punts in the 20 and 112 touchbacks. His career yard per punt average was 43.3, with a net average of 34.0. His career long punt was 77 yards.

He also demonstrates the strength associated with combining the bare foot kicker with the unibar. There was considerable debate between the authors on which bare footed, unibar kicker would earn the title of Voltron!! The fact that Roby kicked on the warm turf of Miami gives Voltron to the cold weather warrior Rich Karlis of the Denver Broncos.

5) Rich Karlis: Voltron

Karlis wins the Voltron award for bare footed kicker combined with the unibar. There was no stopping him.

According to Mighty Mike
A) Nobody beats Voltron. It was the best.
B) nobody beats the unibar. It is the best.
C) I think Voltron would beat the unibar