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North Carolina State University.
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Joe Scarpati
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He was the holder to Tom Dempsey"s record breaking 63-yard field goal. Scarpati played halfback in college football at North Carolina State University, earning second team All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination for football and Academic All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination honors in 1962 and 1963. He was selected in the thirteenth round of the 1964 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft by the Boston Patriots.
He came off of a knee operation but was at full speed at the free safety position in 1969.
In the 1969 season, he recorded 4 interceptions and ran a total of 54 yards. His average interception run was 13.5 yards and he scored 1 touchdown.
In an interesting twist, a few weeks after Dempsey"s record-setting kick, both Saints quarterback Billy Kilmer (who was widely believed to be holder of Tom Dempsey"s record setting kick), was traded to the Washington Redskins, and Scarpati would retire from professional football just days apart.
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