Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was a former American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. Johansson is the oldest player to be drafted in the NFL Draft, being 28 years, 281 days old when he was selected in the 12th round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.
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Ove C. Johansson 31 March 1948 Gothenburg, Sweden
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30 October 2023 (aged 75)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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