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"If you follow football at all, you've got to marvel at the career Morten has had," Mora said. "Good kickers can make the 50-yarders in practice and in pre-game warm-ups, but the great kickers are the ones who can put it through the uprights with the game on the line. I can remember so many times standing on the sidelines when the game was on the line, no matter what the distance, and he would go out there with a great deal of confidence, with ice water in his veins, and he would stick it through the uprights. • Oct, 27, 1991, Chicago beats New Orleans 20-17 to snap the Saints' season-opening seven-game winning streak: "I remember the sound of a 60-yarder I made in the Dome against the Bears before halftime. It was a sound unlike any kick I've ever hit. You wish you could can that thing and make it part of you always, but it sounded like a cannon going off in there. Then, of course, the roar in the crowd and my beating heart afterward was pretty intense as well." • Oct. 9, 1983, Andersen kicks Saints past Atlanta 19-17: "I come back to the 35-yarder from the left hash at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium with Kenny Stabler driving us down, and Kenny Duckett returning the kick, and Hokie Gajan getting a couple of swing passes and all of a sudden we're there. And it's two seconds to go and (Stabler) calls timeout. I'm coming on the field, and I'm nervous and I'm 23 years old and (Stabler) is 38 and he's in maybe his last year and he goes, 'Hey Morten, let's go home.' It calmed me right down and I kicked the 35-yarder from the left hash and we went home and it was a great experience.

Hall of Fame ex-49ers fullback Joe 'The Jet' Perry dies at 84 ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry, the first player with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and nicknamed "The Jet" for his sensational speed, died Monday. He was 84.

The San Francisco 49ers announced that Perry, also a World War II veteran, had died Monday in Arizona of complications from dementia.

Perry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969 following a 16-year NFL career, 14 years with the 49ers and the other two for the Baltimore Colts.

A three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, Perry still stands as San Francisco's all-time leader in yards rushing (7,344) and touchdowns rushing (50). He led the 49ers in rushing on eight occasions, including seven consecutive seasons from 1949-1955.

"I was deeply saddened to hear of Joe Perry's passing earlier today," 49ers owner John York said. "He was a dear friend to my family and me and to the entire 49ers organization. He was also an intricate part of our rich history. A truly remarkable man both on and off the field, Joe had a lasting impact on the game of football and was an inspirational man to the generations of players that followed him. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to his wife, Donna, and his entire family. He will be sadly missed by all of us."

Perry finished with 9,723 yards rushing on 1,929 carries with 71 touchdowns in 181 career games. He also had 2,021 yards receiving on 260 catches for 12 touchdowns. He broke the NFL record for most career yards rushing, a total that was later topped by Jim Brown.

Perry, who also spent a stint in the Navy and served during World War II, became the first player with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in 1953 and '54.

The 49ers retired Perry's No. 34 jersey in 1971.

Perry was a member of "The Million Dollar Backfield" featuring four future Hall of Famers in Perry, Hugh McElhenny, John Henry Johnson and Y.A. Tittle. For three seasons from 1954-56, they formed a fearsome foursome. The group remains the only full-house backfield to have all four of its members voted into the Hall of Fame.

Perry regularly attended enshrinement ceremonies at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, supporting 49ers ownership and former players.

"All of us here at the Pro Football Hall of Fame are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of the great Joe Perry," said Hall president and executive director Steve Perry (no relation). "Joe was not only a key figure in the history of professional football, but he was a great friend to us here at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a frequent visitor to Canton for our annual enshrinement ceremony as well as many other Pro Football Hall of Fame events. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to his wife, Donna, and the entire Perry family.

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