Born on March 31, 1958 in Redbourn, United Kingdom, Mick Luckhurst would prove to be a reliable place kicker in the National Football League, spending his entire seven-year career with the Atlanta Falcons.
Luckhurst attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he starred in rugby as well as Football. He was a key player in leading the Bears to their first national collegiate rugby title in 1980. He also held the record for the longest field goal in California history for many years, a 54-yard boot against Oregon State in 1979.
Luckhurst entered the NFL in 1981. His rookie season turned out to be his best in terms of scoring. He finished fifth in the league in total points with 114, and second in extra points with 51. He made 21 out of 33 field goal attempts that season. His next-best season was 1985, when he scored a total of 101 points. He finished in the top 10 for both field goals and extra points made that year.
His best single-game performance was a 15-point effort against the Houston Oilers on October, 25, 1987. Luckhurst booted 4 three-pointers and 3 extra points, but the Falcons came up short, 33-37.
Luckhurst made perhaps his most memorable play with two legs instead of just one. In his only NFL playoff appearance, Luckhurst ran 17 yards for a touchdown off of a fake kick attempt against the Minnesota Vikings. It was the only running play of his career.
For his career, Luckhurst registered 558 points scored, including 213 extra points and 115 field goals. He missed only 3 extra points in his career for a 98.6 percentage, 40th all-time in the NFL. His career field goal percentage is 70.1, ranking him 83rd all-time.