what the heck is a dropkick? (answered)

[Scotsman88]

The DropKick Field Goal hasnt been used in many years even though its still a legal manuever. Who was the last person to convert the dropkick field goal?

[danleroi22]

Time: 24.04 seconds

Elam

[flotsamnjetsam]

Time: 58.71 seconds

Hall of Famer Earl "Dutch" Clark is believed to be the last player to successfully dropkick a field goal in the NFL.<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by Dr. Duran Duran on Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:33 pm EST.</span>

[redragon19]

Time: 1 minutes, 26.90 seconds

Hall of Famer Earl "Dutch" Clark is believed to be the last player to successfully dropkick a field goal in the NFL. According to game accounts, he dropkicked a 17-yard field goal in the Detroit Lions 16-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals on September 19, 1937.

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Time: 2 minutes, 11.45 seconds

????

[Scotsman88]

Earl "Dutch" Clark was the last person to convert a successful dropkick field goal in 1937 i believe. I don't know why know one uses it anymore...I always dropkick in soccer, but maybe its more difficult with a football.....