Enshrined in 1991, Stenerud, along with George Blanda, Lou Groza, Ray Guy, and 2017 inductee Morten Andersen, is one of only five kicking specialists in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and is one of three who did not play another position (Blanda played quarterback, Groza was a tackle). Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Its not an exaggeration to say he was one of the leagues most accurate kickers during that time period. [2] Craft notified football head coach Jim Sweeney of the Norwegian ski jumper's kicking abilities, and Sweeney offered him a tryout, which was successful. Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud in action, taking kick from QB Len Dawson vs Miami Dolphins. "The wind had been blowing hard all day and our punter was having trouble getting the ball back to the line of scrimmage. He was obviously a good kicker in college, Chiefs coach Andy Reid told the media after Butker had been poached from Carolina. Field conditions generally werent as accommodating, and the ball wasnt as aerodynamic. Few games were played in domes, and there was scant specialized coaching or equipment taken for granted today. ProFootballHistory.com. "Jan adds an exciting new dimension to our offense," says Stram. It made a difference.". Perhaps this was what had kept the Panthers from committing to him. In October he kicked a 59-yard field goal against Montana, the longest kick in football history to that point. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love. We had the greatest players that anybody had ever seen on the football field. Late in my career, in 1980 when everybody else in the league thought I was washed up, Bart Starr, the great player and then the coach for the Green Bay Packers, took a chance on me, and that paved the way for six more years for me in the league. With 1,699 points, he ranked behind only the fabled George Blanda in all-time scoring at the time of his retirement. -- Jan Stenerud's journey from his home Norway to the Montana State University ski jumping team, to the eventual joining of the Bobcats' football program and Kansas City Chiefs was admittedly beyond his wildest dreams. Having retired in 1985, Stenerud doesn't kick field goals any more. The discovery that the star ski jumper (three-time Big Sky champion) was a super football kicker was made, naturally enough, by Montana State's basketball coach, Roger Craft. Stenerud, who made field goals of 50 yards or more in the pros, normally studied the goal posts before stepping into the ball - saying they looked "narrower" the farther you stood from them. "Do you want to loosen your leg?" Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. A miss in the 2017 postseason a 48-yard attempt in the third quarter of the 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans that easily could have made a difference in the game might have removed some of Butkers luster among Chiefs fans, but most fans probably remember uhhh other failures in that game. The Chiefs had 79-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud out at practice on Thursday. He got me started in this great American game, and Coach, without your enthusiasm, your intensity and desire to win, obviously I wouldn't be here today. He had been listed as a senior the year before, but purposely fell seven credits short of graduation in order to take another crack at this crazy game called football. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991 and remains the only player who was primarily a kicker enshrined in Canton, Ohio. Team Stats. Jan Stenerud made a stop in Minocqua, Wisconsin, in 2012. He won Super Bowl IV under Chiefs head coach Hank Stram. Today my thoughts are with my parents. The story is that when Stenerud heard he had been drafted, he started looking on the map for Vietnam. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. The street where he grew up, in the municipality Fetsund, was renamed in his honor. The second kick: Thunk! Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Stenerud is the first pure placekicker to enter the Hall. I was confident because he was confident, Reid said. Broncos & Steelers to pay tribute to Hall of Famers during special ceremonies during Week 6 of NFL season. He quickly noticed that he booted it farther than the team's kicker. I decided right then that he was the coach I wanted to play for, that he was a man who could help me.". Let me close by going back to where it started: ski jumping. The New England Patriots kicker Tony Franklin even made a 59-yard field goal while completely shoeless. $346.14. Like Succop in 2009, Butker had been picked by the Panthers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft. He converted 373 out of 558 field goals (67 percent) and 580 out of 601 extra points (97%) for a total of 1,699 points scored. Jan 29, 2018 . He was enjoying life in America immensely, fascinated by all things unfamiliar, including a peculiar sport played with an oval ball (as he put it). Stenerud represented a revolution. The Kansas City Chiefs were so impressed they selected Stenerud in the third round of the AFL's 1966 Future Draft. Zodiac Sign: Jan Stenerud is a Sagittarius. You dont see barefoot kickers in the National Football League anymore but there was a time when kicking with their shoes off was so common, it was cause for zero notice. The New England Patriots kicker Tony Franklin even made a 59-yard field goal while completely shoeless. The reason most kickers don't kick barefoot is that you will not make perfect contact with the football every time. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Jan Stenerud was born on the 26th of November, 1942. Once more details are available on who he is dating, we will update this section. Because of his strong leg and long kicks, he reduced the size of the playing field. Jan Stenerud is that body in motion, and I will elaborate on his impact with the Kansas City Chiefs, the American Football League and the National Football League, the record books and the Hall of Fame. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. With no agent to represent him, Stenerud scoffs now at how the no-cut might have worked out if he hadnt produced. He was named the Outstanding Offensive Player in the 1972 Pro Bowl. Salvador Perezs home run on Thursday was overshadowed by a rare stolen base, which was improbable testimony to what he really means to the Royals. Whos the richest Football Player in the world. His range stoked interest around the nation, and the Chiefs notified Stenerud by telegram that they had selected him in the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft future dibs since he had a year of eligibility left. When I mentioned my teammates earlier I didn't say much about Lenny Dawson, a great guy from Alliance, Ohio, which you all know. Odds & lines subject to change. The 18 successive seasons, a Super Bowl ring and the Hall of Fame-worthy resum all trace their history to one fateful day in the mountains. Like many famous people and celebrities, Jan Stenerud keeps his personal life private. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. But if I don't hear the click of the snap before the play ends, I get a horrible feeling that I may miss. And nowadays teams have so much invested in their players, kickers and punters included, that kicking a ball barefoot poses an undue risk for a potentially season-ending toe injury, to say nothing of the idea that the opposing team always seems to fight their way to the kicker these days. I always felt that we would win or lose about four to six games a year with the kicking game. I found that with regular spikes I couldn't kick a thingthey kept catching in the turf. Especially here in Kansas City, where he became a U.S. Citizen in 1976 with his two children walking alongside carrying little American flags, and has long been a gracious part of the community. But I got rid of that one this year. [9][10] Through 2017, the game remains the longest in NFL history at 82 minutes, 40 seconds of playing time, and was also the final football game in Municipal Stadium. The discovery that the star ski jumper (three-time Big Sky champion) was a super football kicker was made, naturally enough, by Montana State's basketball coach, Roger Craft. "I was standing three feet deep in my own end zone," he said, his mouth curving into a small boy's grin. But both of them along with his fiancee Isabelle and his kicking coach Jamie Kohl flew to Kansas City for Butkers Chiefs debut in Week 4: a Monday night game against the Washington Redskins. Jan Stenerud Position: K 6-2 , 187lb (188cm, 84kg) Born: November 26 in Fetsund, Norway (Age: 80-097d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 6x Pro Bowl 1x All-Pro 1x SB Champ 1x AFL Champ 3 10 3 SUMMARY Career G 263 AV 78 FGM 373 FGA 558 XPM 580 XPA 601 Jan Stenerud Overview Game Logs Career Postseason 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 I hear you can kick. are recalled today as Jan steps into the Gold Jacket Spotlight. ", Stram dug around inside the two huge files in his office, grumbled for a moment when the charts eluded his search, finally came up with the prize. Then Sweeney put his arm around Stenerud and offered him a place on the team, a moment frozen in Steneruds mind. He was released immediately. Jan Stenerud was born on November 26, 1942 in Norway (80 years old). Then he was hit hard after kicking a field goal in the Week 3 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Jan Stenerud was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. Dating & Relationship status She is currently single. We look forward to getting him in there and seeing how he does., That whole week was probably the strangest week of my life, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But Stenerud set another college record which should stand forever: a 113-yard field goal try. When I grew up in Norway, my dream was to become an outstanding ski jumper. More tangibly, at a time goalposts still were at the goal line, he suddenly made any excursion into the opponents side of the field a threat to score. The result was that Stenerud became a football player. College: Montana State, 1965-66. All along the way, he never forgot the first coach who gave him a shot. Meet the newest member of the Butker family! James Augustine Butker 1/27/19 12:29am9lb 5 oz, 21 inchesSs. His three field goals of 48, 32 and25 yards against the Vikings gave us a 9-0 lead, and his 48-yard kick had a stunning effect on Minnesota. "You can forget that," says Stram. When no deal could be made, the Panthers cut Butker, held their breath and placed him on their practice squad after he cleared waivers. On our way there he had us stop off at Indiana State University. Butker had been raised in an environment where such things mattered. My dad, who was never afraid of thinking big, and my mother, who realized that goals could not be reached without an all-out effort. Stenerud went on to a highly successful 19-year NFL career. Meanwhile, even his troubles that day are routinely oversimplified in the shorthand of scapegoating. But the Chiefs had been paying attention. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. pic.twitter.com/Uu5Bm27dSq. His name was Jim Sweeney. He knows all the finer points to kicking.. We have Bobby Bell, a great linebacker, Len Dawson, Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier and, of course, our owner Lamar Hunt, who is also in the Hall of Fame. Stenerud promptly picked up where he had left off in his native Norway. That year he made 21 of 26 field goal attempts and knocked through all 52 of his extra point attempts as Lynn Dickey, James Lofton, and the rest of the Packers offense rolled up touchdown after touchdown. He won the AFL championship three times. Please ignore . The diminutive Brazilian who barely spoke English, and learned most of what he knew about American football by playing Madden won the job. re: Barefoot Kickers Posted on 8/6/10 at 9:30 am to SM6. During a game, Stenerud gives in to assorted superstitions. The Chiefs lead their division with a 7-1 record and he leads the American League scoring race with 83 points. Still, maybe its not a lot to ask to remember the rest of his story, too one that stretched the imagination, changed the game and helped the Chiefs to their only Super Bowl win. In our Walkthroughs post yesterday, we discussed what players wed bring back from the pre-Wolf/Holmgren/Favre era to improve the 2020 Packers. Kansas Citys star quarterback shattered a record no one thought could be broken. He knows a lot more than I know. In his first college season, he connected on a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal and scored 82 points. May 20, 2012 11,113 12,747 113. As the Montana State Bobcats practiced for their final home football game in 1964, Jan Stenerud was going through his own fall routine: conditioning his legs for the upcoming ski season by running the stadiums steps. Nearly 30 years ago, I was recruited from Norway to Montana State on a ski scholarship. He could have been on the Olympic ski team he had not pursued football. Odds & lines subject to change. Gambling problem? On top of the list we put together, our readers suggested a few great names in the comments. I had to read that about three times before I understood it. And this one day, I decided to go down and kick a few footballs, and all of us played a lot of soccer, and I guess I had one urge to try this oval ball. Jan Stenerud (, stenrd born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian former professional American football player for the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs (19671969), and the NFL's Chiefs (19701979), Green Bay Packers (19801983), and Minnesota Vikings (19841985). Though hes most notable for his time with the Chiefs and also played for the Vikings (hey, nobodys perfect), Stenerud cites his time with the Packers as possibly the best and definitely the most unique. There also are a couple of other people I would like to acknowledge that were teammates at Montana State. As Stenerud lined up, he remembered actually eyeing up the goal posts at the other end of the field before asking himself what the hell am I doing? and driving the ball to around the opposing 30. In his postgame press conference, he took a cue from Butkers Twitter handle @buttkicker7, and referred to him as Buttkicker-dot-com.. The schools basketball coach noticed him booting the ball around the field, tipped off the football coaches, and the rest is history. Thats how the scouts from around the league heard about me, Jan said. He wasn't only one of the greatest quarterbacks of all times, he was my holder, of course, my first 19 years in the NFL, and he was very instrumental in my success. His status then was the same as any five-year redshirt. He was humble and appreciative, and when he signed his contract and received his bonus, he said, "You know, this is more money than my dad made in this lifetime. Weeks after his collegiate debut in 1965, Stenerud kicked a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal also 3 yards longer than the then-NFL record. Butker is now well-established as the Chiefs placekicker, and its wouldnt be a stretch to think the Chiefs will do their best to hang on to him when his rookie contract expires in 2021. Also, it can get really cold out there. His 373 career field goals and seven seasons of scoring 100 or more points were also NFL records. From 1994 until Ryan Succop joined the team in 2009, only one kicker had stayed with the team longer than three seasons: longtime Miami Dolphins placekicker Pete Stoyanovich handled placekicking from 1996 into the 2000 season. Shortly after receiving a recruitment letter from Montana State Bobcats ski coach Bob Beck, Jan Stenerud set foot on American soil to begin his college athletic career. During his first three years as professional, the last seasons for the AFL, Stenerud hit 70% of his field goals, compared with a 53% average for the other kickers in the AFL and NFL. 4 tight end prospects for Chiefs fans to watch at the NFL Scouting Combine. To this day, Stenerud rather nobly declines to comment on that play. Jan Steneruds age is 80. The Norwegian kicked for the Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings in a 19-year football career, culminating in becoming the first dedicated kicker inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He was a consistent role model for his family, his university, pro football and the great fans of this country. Most positions require skill, strength, speed, intelligence and mental toughness. He made another that day, but the Chiefs had seen enough. Barefoot kickers, cats and dogs living together, MASS HYSTERIA. This story was originally published May 13, 2017, 4:50 PM. In the season opener, Medlock missed a 30-yard field goal in the first drive. Fred Arbanas, the Kansas City tight end, had been watching. A group of receivers are set to make some noise this week. KANSAS CITY Mo. Gano was great in 2017 but the Panthers could have had a kicker at $1.935M for the next 3 seasons (2018-2020) if Harrison Butker had been kept instead. He influenced the Rules Committee to change the field goal and kickoff rules in 1974, his seventh year in the league. Kicker: 1980-83. It is undeniable that a kicker's position is isolated and that the skills that are necessary to become an outstanding kicker are different from those skills required to play most other positions. To make the sea change clear, compare those figures to the career numbers of Jan Stenerud, who remains the only player enshrined in the Hall of Fame solely for his placekicking abilities.. Back then, a field goal that fell short was merely considered a live ball. Everyone in the Hall of Fame was a great player, but only a few were the very best ever at their position. Vahe Gregorian: 816-234-4868, @vgregorian. He kicked a 59-yard field goal against the Grizzlies at Gatton Field that fall, and eventually set NCAA kick scoring and field goal . Jan stayed in college and was a key member of a Bobcats team that won the 1966 Big Sky Conference title. And in the 2018 postseason, Butker was perfect including a 39-yard field goal with 11 seconds left that sent the AFC Championship into overtime. Jan Stenerud was selected to the Pro Bowl six times. Jan Stenerud's 20-yard field goal with 50 seconds left lifted Green Bay over Washington in the highest-scoring Monday Night game ever. Jan Stenerud (/stnrud/, Norwegian: [stnrd] (listen); born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian-American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with Kansas City Chiefs. Couldnt they have picked another team? he joked. But I was developing my skills as a soccer player and ski jumper, which is a perfect combination for a field goal kicker. He didn't have a prima donna bone in his body. You can also find out who is Jan Stenerud dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. When training camp arrived and with Succop due a big payday the team brought in competition: free agent Cairo Santos. The NFL Hall of Famer and Montana State legend's story of growing up a prodigious skier in Norway before transforming into the only kicker in Canton makes it seem like Stenerud has been living a dream all his life. I didn't even know what a field goal was. I'm sure someday he'll make one from 60 yardsheck65 yards away. Why barefoot kicking went away is because the rise of the NFL as a big money sport finally created a market for shoe companies to create an athletic shoe designed for kickers. Hes a good kicker. When is Jan Steneruds birthday? Stenerud kicked 18 of 33 field goals in two years at MSU. And now I would like for you to meet the most important people in my life, Shane, Clancey, Betsy and of course, my wife, Lindy. CelebsMoney has recently updated Jan Steneruds net worth. His list of outstanding achievements is long. Ive been in Atlanta my whole life, now Im in Kansas City a different part of the country. You were exceptional, and I salute you. Now he hustled up to Stram. He'll show you how to put it on. Its always worth reflecting on a player who was great in Green Bay and loved his time there, to boot. Stenerud retired after the 1985 season, his 19th (3 AFL, 16 NFL). Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. Since, Stenerud has kicked four against New York, two against Denver, two against Miami, four against Buffalo, two against Cincinnati, one against Oakland and two against San Diego. You play to win, not merely prevail. The difference was four field goals, with Kansas City winning 26-21. Best-selling Jan Stenerud products on sale for a lim. He kicked only one field goal from beyond 50 yards - a 53-yarder in the fourth quarter of a 37-3 loss at Tampa Bay in 1981 - but he was 59-of-73, or 80.8 percent overall, and also made 115-of-118. Arrowheadlines: Mahomes left-handed pass is Andy Reids favorite, Eric Bieniemy has recruited his first Chiefs player to Washington, according to a report. He is the only player to get All-Prohonors in three decades -- the '60s, the '70s and the '80s. He was one of the first placekickers to use the "soccer style", a technique the Hungarian-born Pete Gogolak had recently introduced in the AFL. Generation. Lawrence Tynes had the job from 2004 through 2006 but was traded to the New York Giants in 2007. Its a special experience. Majority of Jans money comes from being a football player. said Hank Stram, the Chiefs' burly little coach. Late in his sophomore year, Stenerud was spotted kicking a football by the college's basketball coach, who relayed the news of the Norwegian's abilities to the football coach. $224.99. Stenerud is still the only pure kicker elected to the Hall of Fame, but this was to be the worst day of his 19-year NFL career. If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: https://www.norwegianamerican.com/interview-legend-jan-stenerud/, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/103.0.5060.114 Safari/537.36 Edg/103.0.1264.62, A summary of what you were doing and why you need access to this site. I dont know anything about this new kicker, said Arrowhead Prides Joel Thorman when the move was announced, but presumably special teams coach Dave Toub signed off on it. He told Sweeney, Youve got to take a look at this Norwegian skier out there. Jan Stenerud (/ s t n r u d /, Norwegian: [stnrd] (); born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian-American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with Kansas City Chiefs.The first Norwegian NFL player, he began his career in the AFL after being selected by the Chiefs during the . Hed become all the more enchanted with the sport after attending the nearby Oslo Olympics in 1952. When you get off that ramp and you fly through the air for a moment, you feel as though you have conquered the world as you are soaring high above the ground. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him with a red shirt draft pick. According to USA Todays story on the 2017 Redskins game, Colquitt made the difference after Butkers first miss in the NFL. I felt ridiculous.". Member since Aug 2006. MSU students arrived at Gatton Field early to watch Stenerud kick on warmups. Then wife starts to scream, Heidi Gardner coaches Chiefs Travis Kelce in commercial for Saturday Night Live, Ned Yost enters Royals Hall of Fame as epitome of their rise from futility to glory, What a rebuilding year looks like: On Chiefs 2022 season and what it portends, Why Super Bowl victory over Eagles was Andy Reids masterpiece and cements his legacy, On a through-line from Satchel Paige to Patrick Mahomes and a Super Bowl breakthrough, Why Patrick Mahomes second NFL MVP award is more revealing recognition than the first, Brothers keeper: On the poignant stuff beyond the hype surrounding the Kelce Bowl. Courtesy of BuckysBadgers, one name jumped out at me: Jan Stenerud. The sentences, yelled by Montana State football coach Jim Sweeney Hey, skier, get down here! Butker might also have been fortunate to land with the Chiefs, with whom Dustin Colquitt would be holding his kicks, and special teams coordinator Dave Toub, who knows when its time to just get out of the way. He was a consensus All-America selection. And he knew what he was talking about. By 2014, Succop had been solid if not great for the Chiefs over five seasons. James and Augustine, Pray for Us! Luck is on their side. "What do you call that?" When we got to Houston I got a special pair of shoes. Jan Stenerud (/stnrud/, born November 26, 1942) is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1969), and the NFL's Chiefs (1970-1979), Green Bay Packers (1980-1983), and Minnesota Vikings (1984-1985). Not so, he says. Soon, Stenerud was running steps during a football practice when he heard Sweeneys gruff voice: Skier, get your butt down here. He was sincere, had great pride and dedication. "When . I'm sure no one in the stands actually thought I'd make it. I did. In 2008, free agent Nick Novak didnt last the season, either; he was replaced by Connor Barth after just six weeks. Jan Stenerud 25 yard field goal : 19: 22: Game Info. Stenerud had played soccer as a youth in Norway, and his right leg's prowess was observed by basketball head coach Roger Craft, while he walked to the nearby Fieldhouse. I remember it so well. Tommy O'Boyle, our Director of Player Personnel, and I went to the game and watched him kick the opening kickoff through the uprights and eight rows into the bleachers. The thrill of a "Monday Night Football" game, autumn Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field, and, of course, the satisfaction of a job well done.
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