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Jan Stenerud, who was born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway, was an
outstanding ski jumper who attended Montana State on a skiing scholarship.
Late in his sophomore year, Stenerud was spotted kicking a football by the
college's baseball coach who relayed the news of the Norwegian's abilities to
the football coach. For the next two years, he starred on the varsity
football team with a then-record 59-yard field goal and 82 points scored as a
senior. The Kansas City Chiefs were so impressed that they drafted Stenerud in
the third round of the AFL's 1966 future draft. The 6-2, 187-pound Stenerud excelled for 19 seasons and 263 games in pro
football. He never missed a game because of injury or illness. He kicked for
the Chiefs for 13 years from 1967 until 1979 but was released in the summer of
1980. Three months later, he signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay
Packers, with whom he stayed with for four seasons. In 1984, the Packers
traded Stenerud to the Minnesota Vikings for a seventh-round draft choice. He
retired after the 1985 season. Stenerud is the first “pure” placekicker to enter the Hall. His list of
outstanding achievements is long. With 1,699 points, he ranked behind only the
fabled George Blanda in all-time scoring at the time of his retirement. His 373 career field goals and seven seasons of scoring 100 or more points
were also NFL records. He kicked 17 field goals over 50 yards and his personal
best was a 55-yarder against Denver in 1970. In the Chiefs' upset victory over the Vikings in Super Bowl IV, Stenerud's
three field goals, including a then Super Bowl record 48-yarder, accounted for
the first nine points. A six-time all-league selection, Stenerud played in two
AFL All-Star games and in four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls. He was named the Outstanding
Offensive Player in the 1972 Pro Bowl. Articles written...
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