Gomer Trivia

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Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Believe it or not he did, the first player in MLB history to be hit by a pitch twice n the same inning by different pitchers. It has happened twice since, the first Frank Thomas and Brady Anderson.

Believe or not neither Frank Thomas (either one) nor Brady Anderson played in 1970, but thanks for the education.

A couple of more clues and the reveal

Ernie didn't do it, ________ did.

The record was broken by a player with his shortened limb.

1n 1953

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Bert "Not Ernie" Rechichar set the NFL record for the longest field goal of 56 yards which equals 168 feet.

In 1970

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"Toeless" Tom Dempsey broke Rechichar's NFL record kicking a 63 yard field goal with part of his foot and five toes congenitally missing. He also was born without four fingers, but didn't set any handball records.

The question never specified a sport.

Kicking the thread to the top was in fact a clue as both Bert and Tom both kicked their way to the top of a list in the record books.

The gomers on the board would be the only ones who were alive and possibly could remember the day of Rechichar's historic field goal.