Garabed Sarkis `` Garo '' Yepremian ( June 2 , 1944 -- May 15 , 2015 ) was an American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions , Miami Dolphins , New Orleans Saints , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers , during a career that spanned from 1966 to 1981 .
Garabed Sarkis `` Garo '' Yepremian ( June 2 , 1944 -- May 15 , 2015 ) was an American football placekicker . He played in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions , Miami Dolphins , New Orleans Saints , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1966 to 1981 .