Horst Herbert Erich Mühlmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1940-01-02)2 January 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1991(1991-11-17) (aged 51) Selm, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Horst Herbert Erich Mühlmann (2 January 1940 – 17 November 1991) was a professionalfootballer andAmerican football player. He was aplacekicker in theAmerican Football League (AFL) and theNational Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played for theKansas City Chiefs (1969), theCincinnati Bengals (1969–1974) and thePhiladelphia Eagles (1975–1977).
Mühlmann was born inDortmund,Germany. After high school, he worked as abricklayer and part-time footballer. He played as agoalkeeper forSchalke 04 from 1961 to 1966,[1] including the first everBundesliga season in 1963–64. In 1968, he played soccer in theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) for theKansas City Spurs.
His professional career inAmerican football began in 1969 with the Kansas City Chiefs when he was 29 years old. Mühlmann quickly established a reputation as one of the longest kickers in the game. On 4 September 1971, in a pre-season encounter with theGreen Bay Packers, he launched each of his sixkickoffs over the crossbar into the endzone denying the Packers a single kickoff return yard. Mühlmann was the first kicker since the AFL-NFL merger to connect on field goals of 50 yards or more in three consecutive games. This record has only been matched by three other players:Tom Dempsey (1971),Chris Bahr (1981) andJason Elam (1996). Mühlmann held the Bengals team record for consecutive extra points (101) until it was broken byDoug Pelfrey in 1997. Mühlmann still holds or shares several Bengals regular season[2] and post season[3] individual kicking records. In 1970 he set a franchise record by making four 50-yard field goals in one season, which would stand until broken byEvan McPherson in 2021.
The money Mühlmann earned during his time in the U.S. he invested in an apartment house in Selm where he lived with his family until he died from a chronic lung disease. TheHorst Mühlmann Bars are located in the North and South endzones on the Plaza level ofCincinnati'sPaycor Stadium.
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