What is Tom Dempsey?
'''Thomas John Dempsey''' (January 12, 1947 &ndash; April 4, 2020) was an [[American football]] [[placekicker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New Orleans Saints]] (1969–1970), [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1971–1974), [[Los Angeles Rams]] (1975–1976), [[Houston Oilers]] (1977) and [[Buffalo Bills]] (1978–1979). He was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. Dempsey died of [[COVID-19]] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] on April 4, 2020 at the age of 73.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/05/tom-dempsey-dies-after-covid-19-battle/|title=Tom Dempsey dies after COVID-19 battle|last=Williams|first=Charean|date=2020-04-05|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dempsey, Tom}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New Orleans]] [[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] [[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Rams players]] [[Category:Tennessee Titans players]] [[Category:Buffalo Bills players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Milwaukee]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Louisiana]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}