Broncos' Ring-of-Famer Kicker Passes Away

The Denver Broncos lost one of their legendary Ring-of-Famers when Jim Turner passed away.

Placekicker Jim Turner, who spent 16 seasons in the NFL, nine of them with the Denver Broncos, passed away on Saturday due to heart failure.

Turner is one of two kickers inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame. He spent his first seven seasons with the New York Jets and was part of that team’s Super Bowl III win to conclude the 1968 season.

The Broncos acquired Turner in a trade before the 1971 season. He played with the Broncos until 1979 and made his second Super Bowl appearance to conclude the 1977 season.

Turner finished his NFL career with a 62.3 field-goal percentage, connecting on 304 of 488 attempts. That included five field goals of at least 50 yards, three of them with the Broncos. Turner also made 521-of-543 extra-point kick attempts in his career.

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Longtime Broncos fans will likely remember one highlight involving Turner during that 1977 season. When the Broncos met the Raiders in Oakland, they came away with a 30-7 victory that included Turner scoring a touchdown.

It happened when the Broncos lined up for a field goal attempt, but faked it. Backup quarterback Norris Weese, who was the placeholder, took the ball and found Turner all by himself on the left side of the field. It resulted in a 25-yard touchdown reception for the kicker.

Undoubtedly one of the most fun plays in @Broncos history: the 1977 Norris Weese-to-Jim Turner fake FG at Oakland: pic.twitter.com/kG422Jh8QF

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) May 18, 2016

When Turner retired, he was the Broncos' all-time leader in points scored with 742. Add in the points he scored with the Jets, and Turner finished with 1,439 points, second in NFL history behind only George Blanda when Turner retired.

The kicker never missed a game, finishing with a streak of 228 consecutive games played. Turner was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1988.

Mile High Huddle sends its thoughts and prayers to Turner’s family. He is no doubt one of the all-time greats in Broncos history.

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