Rich Karlis
Richard John Karlis (born May 23, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1990. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and is known as the last of the field goal kickers who kicked barefoot full-time in the NFL. Karlis is best known for kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime for Denver against the Cleveland Browns in the 1986 AFC Championship Game to reach Super Bowl XXI. He had an uneven performance in Super Bowl XXI, tying a Super Bowl record with a 48-yard field goal, while missing a 23-yard attempt, the shortest missed field goal in Super Bowl history at that time.