Colorado's Clay Rush connects on 62-yard field goal
Published on February 27, 2005 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
DENVER -- Colorado Crush K CLAY RUSH (6-3, 220, Missouri Western) connected on a 62-yard field goal as time expired heading into halftime against the Los Angeles Avengers at Pepsi Center.
The kick marked the second-longest in AFL history and was only the fourth field goal over 60 yards in the League's 19-year history. Two of the top four occurred in Denver.
The AFL goal posts are 15-feet high and nine-feet wide - compared to 10 feet by 18 feet in the outdoor game.
LONGEST FGs
1. 63... Aaron Mills, San Jose SaberCats at Florida Bobcats, May 18, 1996
2. 62... Clay Rush, Colorado Crush vs. Los Angeles Avengers, Feb. 27, 2005
3. 61... Ian Howfield, Las Vegas Sting at Miami Hooters, July 8, 1995
4. 60... Rusty Fricke, Denver Dynamite vs. Columbus Thunderbolts, July 26,
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