The Last Barefooted FG: For the first seven weeks of the 2002 season Jeff Wilkins of the St. Louis Rams kicked barefooted. Despite hitting 9 of 12 FG’s Wilkins ended his barefoot experiment by putting on a shoe in week 8, thus officially ending the era of the barefoot kickers. Traditionalists criticized Wilkins because he wore a tightly wrapped ace bandage around his kicking foot.
So unless you count Wilkins who no longer does then no
Here is the best list I could come up with of the barefoot kickers (If you know of any I am forgetting let me know):
- Tony Franklin, kicker 1979-’88 Eagles, Patriots, & Dolphins
- Jim Miller, punter 1982-’84 & 1987 49ers, Cowboys, & Giants
- John Goodson, punter 1982 Steelers
- Rich Karlis, kicker 1982-’90 Broncos, Vikings, & Lions
- Dave Warnke, kicker 1983 Tampa Bay (he kicked one extra point barefooted)
- Paul McFadden, kicker 1984-’89 Eagles, Giants, & Falcons
- Mike Lansford, kicker 1982-’90 Rams
- Tommy Thompson 1997 49ers (kicked off barefooted but wore a shoe for punts)
- Jeff Wilkins, kicker Rams (barefooted for only 7 games of the 2002 season)
