Steve Myhra
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| Positions | Guard Linebacker Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Born | April 2, 1934 Wahpeton, North Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | August 4, 1994 (aged 60) Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Wahpeton | ||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1956: 12th round, 139th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Steve Myhra (pronounced "MY-ruh") (April 2, 1934 – August 4, 1994) was an American professional football player who a kicker, guard, and linebacker for five seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
Myhra played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers before transferring to the North Dakota Fighting Sioux (now Fighting Hawks) in 1955 to play his final two seasons. He was named by the Associated Press to the 1955 and 1956 Little All-America first teams and was voted Most Valuable Player of the North Central Conference by the league's coaches in 1956.
Myhra is best remembered for a critical field goal made with 7 seconds remaining in the 1958 NFL Championship Game that forced the first sudden death overtime in NFL history in what became known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played."