Talk:Dusty Mangum

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This article sums things up nicely, for anyone who's curious: [1]

Some highlights:

Dusty Mangum's now-legendary field goal to win the Rose Bowl put him in a select club. In 101 years of football, University of Texas place-kickers have converted winning field goals on the game's final play only three times.

Dusty Mangum finished his career ranked among the most accurate kickers in Texas history. The top five, based on a minimum of 25 field goals made:

Kicker/FGM-FGA/Pct./Years

1. Kris Stockton 58-77 .753 1996, 1998-2000

2. Phil Dawson 59-79 .747 1994-97

3. Scott Szeredy 32-43 .744 1992-93

(tie) Jeff Ward 58-78 .744 1983-86

5. Dusty Mangum 50-73 .685 2001-04

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This article was listed for deletion on 27 May 2005. The discussion was closed with the result of keep. This article will not be deleted. You can view the discussion, which is no longer live: Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Dusty Mangum. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 22:11, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)