MSU kickers - an appreciation

by Spartisan on Dec 20, 2011 12:25 PM CST

Has any school had better luck with its kickers than MSU? Whether they're foreign (Nielsen, Andersen), domestic (Swenson, Rayner, Edinger), or something in between (Mojsiejenko), Spartan kickers always give us a leg up. The posters on Joe Rexrode's LSJ blog unearthed this gem about State's 19-12 victory over Ohio State in 1972:

In Daugherty's last great victory, a colorful walk-on with shoulder-length hair walked off with the headlines. Dirk Kryt, who'd just been promoted from the junior varsity and didn't even have his name in the program, set a Big Ten record with four field goals and an extra-point in the first half, During Daugherty's post-game interview, Kryt strolled by, smoking a cigarette, and said in a heavy Dutch accent, "Coach, I'm going to go out tonight, celebrate with a girl and have a few beers. Wanna come along?" When the media launched a barrage of questions about the team's training rules, Daugherty did what he always did best - deflect and disarm with a wink and a quip. "We have a new rule," Daugherty said. "Anyone who kicks four field goals in a game is allowed to do most anything he likes."

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This is awesome.

Kicker with a foreign accent smoking a cigarette reminds me of Nigel from “The Replacements”.

by MSULaxer27 on Dec 20, 2011 1:43 PM CST reply actions

LOL GREAT call Laxer, I was just thinking the same thing.

And it sounds like our guy was the CFB equivilant of Vlade Divac.

by MSUDersh on Dec 20, 2011 3:01 PM CST up reply actions

God DAMN do I wish I could have been around to see some of Daugherty's teams

One hell of a coach.

"The open threads on game days are like fevered dreams: Everyone is hammered and then shit gets burned." - Truffle Shuffle

by The Ghost of John Hannah on Dec 20, 2011 3:12 PM CST reply actions

More Kryt

Steve Grinczel’s book has a picture of him. In profile he looks like a very lantern-jawed Eric Idle. During games he wore his lucky blue soccer socks.

Apparently smoking was not always ignored by Duffy. According to a Rexrode blog entry last year, Duffy left Kryt home for a 1972 Iowa road game because he was lighting up in the locker room. Brad Van Pelt took over kicking duties and missed a field goal that would have broken a 6-6 tie. Duffy said that if a tie is like kissing your sister, tying Iowa was like kissing your ugly sister. Daugherty announced his retirement almost immediately afterward.

by Spartisan on Dec 20, 2011 3:25 PM CST reply actions