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.

[2] Myhra was a pitcher on the North Dakota State Champion American Legion baseball team and was an avid hunter in his free time.

[3] Although undersized for the position by modern standards, the year 1953 saw a return to the single platoon system of limited substitutions, in which players played both sides of the ball — a change which once again caused coaches to place a premium on versatility and endurance rather than size and bulk.

Blessed with outstanding speed for his size, Myhra saw extensive time playing guard — a position for which mobility was particularly valued.

The Colts were particularly concerned with bolstering their line in 1956, going so far as to draft Ohio State University behemoth Jim Parker, a future member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame, in the first round with the eighth overall pick.

[10] Despite having been already selected in the 1956 pro draft, Myhra elected to return to North Dakota and head coach Zazula for his senior season.

[11] It was during this season that the hefty lineman — still playing college football in the era of limited substitution — began to make his mark as a field goal kicker.

Myhra was seen by head coach Weeb Ewbank as a useful two-way utility player, able to provide competent reserve play as either a defensive linebacker or an offensive guard.

Myhra is best-remembered for kicking the game-tying field goal for the Colts with seven seconds to go in the fourth quarter of the 1958 NFL Championship Game.

[18] Myhra's successful 20-yard kick pushed the contest into overtime, marking the first occasion in professional football history that a game had moved to a "sudden death" period.

[23] Far and away his best season as a kicker, Myhra would lead the Colts in scoring that year with 96 total points, powered by 21 field goals on 39 attempts.

[21] Myhra had battled alcoholism during his post-football life but had "cleaned that up for the most part" by the time of his death, according to Garvin Stevens, a longtime friend.