Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player from Akron, Ohio, who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist.
FORGOTTEN UNTIL NOW! Thorough the eyes of Generation XUnleashed the true story of Eugene L. Mingo a former professional American football player. He is widely recognized as the first African American placekicker in American football.
SOME FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM A INTERVIEW DONE IN 2020 WITH GENE MINGO #21 . SOME OF THE REASONS WHY GENARATION X BELIVES GENE BELONGS IN THE NFL HALL OF FAME.
Gene Mingo had a set of skills of the football and baseball field like no other….
Gene Mingo is recognized at one of the AFL’s first superstars whose feats are preserved in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio as a halfback & field goal kicker. He is recognized as the first black field goal kicker in both the AFL/NFL. He scored the first points in Mile High Stadium, then called Bears Stadium, with a field goal of 18 yards. He also holds the Broncos record for the longest touchdown run from the line of scrimmage of 82 yards in the regular season, set October 5th, 1962 against the Oakland Raiders . Mingo played for 10 1/2 years with Denver, Oakland, Miami, Washington and Pittsburg where he ended his career with the Steelers. He was a versatile player playing both offense and defense. He was a half-back, wide receiver, fullback and defensive end among his positions.
UNLEASHED | THE TRUE STORY ABOUT A FOTGOTEN LEGAND, THE RESON GENE MINGO SHOULD BE IN THE NFL HALL OF FAME.
In 1964 it all stared to turn, as an incident that happen changed his life once again. When you make a mistake it’s very seldom forgiven words of Gene Mingo. FORGOTTEN UNTIL NOW! Unleashed the true story of Eugene L. Mingo a former professional American football player. He is widely recognized as the first African American placekicker in American football.
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