Garo Yepremian, the Dolphins' kicker during their glory years in the 1970s, died Friday at age 70 after a yearlong battle with cancer, his wife, Maritza, confirmed Friday night.
Mr. Yepremian, who died in a hospital in Media, Pa., was the Dolphins' kicker from 1970-78 and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s. He spent his final two seasons with the Bucs. Three times, he led the league in field-goal accuracy.
He won the longest game in NFL history when he kicked a 37-yard field goal 7 minutes, 40 seconds into double overtime of the Dolphins' 27-24 AFC division playoff victory against the Chiefs on Christmas Day in 1971.