He didn't just talk to me about signing, he talked about kicking. Jan Stenerud has had two reoccurring dreams during his 70 years. Jan Stenerud was born on the 26th of November, 1942. 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. Generation. A reader suggestion gives us a great opportunity to reflect on Jan Steneruds brief but excellent run in Green Bay. As a 24-year-old, I would love to line up against anybody in the league (now) and kick the football, Stenerud said, smiling as he recovers from a broken kneecap from a recent fall. "Did you notice that the charts showed I was missing mostly from the right hash mark? I did. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. His list of outstanding achievements is long. George and Lou, your talents were remarkable. 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 also looked within and told himself that everyone gets knocked down, but some people dont get back up, and that he would have been ashamed of himself if he had been so weak as to surrender before a career that was just beginning and would continue to flourish. Stenerud is distinguished as being the first . Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. After regularly making field goals of 60 yards in practice, Stenerud became a sensation on campus. 4 tight end prospects for Chiefs fans to watch at the NFL Scouting Combine. The first Norwegian to play in the NFL, Stenerud pioneered the soccer-style kicking that is used by all modern placekickers and was the first pure kicker to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ruling Planet: Jan Stenerud has a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. Hes kicking distances I havent seen before, Jan recalled in an interview. Jan Stenerud, who was born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway, was an outstanding ski jumper who attended Montana State on a skiing scholarship. Called the bank shot just forgot to tell Colquitt. He went on to help us become one of the winningest teams in the National Football League with two divisional championships, three playoffs and a Super Bowl win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Is Butker finally the right man for the job? So in 2009, the Chiefs took Ryan Succop with the last pick of the draft. The New England Patriots kicker Tony Franklin even made a 59-yard field goal while completely shoeless. He holds the record of the longest field goal in Super Bowl history of 48 yards, which has been matched but not eclipsed. But the most glaring and, thus, lingering elements were three field goals that Stenerud didnt make, something that over the years he has alternately attempted to joke about, expressed incredible pain over or declined comment on. A free education in what his father considered the greatest country on Earth couldnt be passed up. He was such a transformative presence as to become a factor in rules changes and led a wave that ultimately rendered obsolete the traditional straight-on kickers, a fact underscored by the 1.2 million patented tees and instructional books sold in his name. The next year, though, he took college football by storm. May 20, 2012 11,113 12,747 113. Stenerud, the Kansas City . Atlanta had drafted Stenerud at the end of the season, and he had promised to talk with the Falcons before making a decision. I mentioned Hank earlier, and you know his coaching record, but one thing you don't know about Hank that made the biggest impact on me. 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. His first, a 48-yarder, was the longest field goal in a Super Bowl for 24 years, exceeded by Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII in January 1994. He kicked three field goals in Kansas Citys Super Bowl IV win, made the Pro Bowl four times, was named an All-Pro four times, earned spots on both the 75th and 100th NFL Anniversary teams, had his number retired by the Chiefs, and is a member of both the Chiefs and Packers team Halls of Fame. Something went wrong. Having retired in 1985, Stenerud doesn't kick field goals any more. He would later go on to kick for the Green Bay. A year later, the Chiefs won a bidding war of sorts with the NFLs Atlanta Falcons when they signed Stenerud to a five-year, $250,000 contract that featured a no-cut provision. Stenerud played parts of four seasons in Green Bay from 1980 to 1983, converting 59 of 73 field goal attempts and 115 of 118 extra. I'm sure no one in the stands actually thought I'd make it. Well, why not? He was very demanding of himself and had a super attitude. Dating & Relationship status She is currently single. Vahe Gregorian: 816-234-4868, @vgregorian. He was an All-American ski jumper on a ski scholarship. Today with these memories and this honor, I got the same feeling, the feeling that my feet are now touching the ground. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. Butkers field goal tied the game, but then this happened as time expired. Stenerud joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967, and in his first three seasons he made 70% of his field-goal tries, while the other kickers in the NFL and AFL combined for 53%. He's already made two from 52 yards this season. There was no question that he would help us win, and help us win he did. Your access to this page has been blocked. I did. By 2014, Succop had been solid if not great for the Chiefs over five seasons. The 80-year-old football player was born in Norway. Why I could miss that kick, I dont understand it If I can make a goddamn 31-yard field goal, we win the game, he said, So I hold myself completely accountable for that. During the 1969 season, Stenerud made a then-record 16 field goals in a row and 27 of 35 overall as the Chiefs went 11-3 and beat the Jets and Raiders to get to the Super Bowl. "If we don't sign this kid right now," said Arbanas, "we'll be making the biggest mistake of our lives." $169.22. 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. If your browser is out of date, try updating it. One autumn afternoon, my junior year in 1964, I did something that would dramatically change my life forever:I attempted to kick a football a couple of times. Even on a perfect day, one in which he shoots a 76 in a Pebble Beach Celebrity golf outing. [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. In October he kicked a 59-yard field goal against Montana, the longest kick in football history to that point. Stenerud couldn't participate that fall, 1964, because of eligibility rules. ", Former ski jumper Jan Stenerud of the Kansas City Chiefs has become the best field-goal kicker in a sport he hardly understands, 2023 ABG-SI LLC. At Montana State I had a coach, I mentioned him earlier, but I need to recognize him more. [Football] is so important to the people of the community and the people of the state. And that first-half miss from 29 yards out? He makes you feel you cant give up a thing because he is so dangerous from anywhere inside the 50, Eller told Pro Football Weekly, adding, I think (Stenerud) was most valuable player in the game.. He put his hand on my shoulder and said, Young man, what are you doing tomorrow?. But from virtually the time he made his first attempt with the Chiefs (from 54 yards away) to stints with the Packers and Vikings before the end of his career in 1985, Stenerud was the best kicker in the game. [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. 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. I wasn't really sure if I had done OKor not. Well, I didn't know that until Stram pointed it out. I was drafted by Kansas City at the right time. This is the land of opportunity, Stenerud remembered thinking. 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. With tight ends set to work out on Saturday, here are a few players Kansas City fans should be watching. Moseley scored on a then league-record 23 straight field. He made another that day, but the Chiefs had seen enough. "Well I'll be a" said Craft, who had been watching from the bleachers. He was respected, admired and loved by his teammates and coaches. Website design & development by americaneagle.com copyright 2021 Pro Football hall of fame all rights reserved, Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. 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. Im so used to seeing Carolina blue and Panthers stuff having been in Charlotte and now its red, which is weird, having gone to Georgia Tech.. Sports Illustrated 366K subscribers Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame Kicker Jan Stenerud teaches SI Now host Maggie Gray the proper technique for kicking a field goal. When I think of Jan, I think of impact, and impact defined is "an instantaneous stroke communicated through a body in motion." We will continue to update information on Jan Steneruds parents. Jan holds the record for career field goals, 373. Stenerud kicked away the doubts until the age of 42, when a bad back forced him to retire after booting a league record 373 field goals. With 1,699 points, he ranked behind only the fabled George Blanda in all-time scoring at the time of his retirement. Barefoot kickers, cats and dogs living together, MASS HYSTERIA. We are all very, very proud of you, Jan. Good luck and God bless. It seemed like a great time to catch you up on Butkers story, and what we hope will be the beginning of another long period of excellence in the Chiefs kicking game. Stenerud went on to a highly successful 19-year NFL career. Other kickers had trouble hitting the footballs sweet spot wearing their issued uniform cleats. Stenerud was a six-time all-star (four NFL Pro Bowls and two AFL All-Star games) during his career, as well as a four-time first-team All-Pro in the NFL and a two-time first-team All-AFL. He was a total team player. Jan Stenerud kicks a field goal in the second quarter of Super Bowl IV against the Vikings in 1970. . Against archrival Montana, he boomed a 59-yarder, shattering the NCAA record, in a 24-7 win. 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. Jan, thanks very much for the honor of permitting me to present you here today and have you joinour other great players and Lamar Hunt in the National Football League Hall of Fame:Bobby Bell, Lenny Dawson, Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier. As a halfback at Purdue, Stram kicked a 22-yard field goal to beat Pitt 10-7 in 1946. When I mentioned my teammates earlier I didn't say much about Lenny Dawson, a great guy from Alliance, Ohio, which you all know. A daily roundup of all your Kansas City Chiefs news from Arrowhead Pride, By submitting your email, you agree to our, Arrowhead Pride | Kansas City Chiefs Schedule, News, Roster and Stats, The Chiefs have had a long, tortured journey from Nick Lowery to Harrison Butker, The hidden Super Bowl record Patrick Mahomes broke in Arizona. I kicked off five times and two of them went through the goal post and that was from the 40-yard line in those days -- 70 yards to the goal post. 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. . Gambling problem? In the Chiefs' upset victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, Stenerud's three field goals, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yarder, accounted for the first nine points. ProFootballHistory.com. Up went the ball, up and away, through the two skinny poles called goalposts, out of sight. But on Sunday, Butker and his wife Isabelle informed the world about another chapter in it: the birth of their son James Augustine Butker. 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. Thirty years later, Jan Stenerud still isn't over The Christmas Day Game. While Santos got off to a rough start, eventually he became an effective (and popular) placekicker, becoming the most accurate field goal kicker in team history, making 84.8 percent of his field-goal attempts. I didn't even know what a field goal was. "One day I was in school on a ski scholarship, the next I was on the football team. Arrowheadlines: Mahomes left-handed pass is Andy Reids favorite, Eric Bieniemy has recruited his first Chiefs player to Washington, according to a report. That's why I got out there every day; I was the guy doing the learning. [3][4], Following the ski season, Stenerud joined the football team for spring drills in 1965 and as a junior that fall he kicked a 59-yard field goal, then a college football record, in a 247 home win over rival Montana. You just trot into that building over there and have the man fit you to a suit. "When . They snagged a drafted rookie without expending any draft capital, and will end up having him on a minimum-cost contract for almost four full seasons a point former sports agent Joel Corry noted last January. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. After awhile they asked me to try. Fred Arbanas, the Kansas City tight end, had been watching. I hear you can kick. are recalled today as Jan steps into the Gold Jacket Spotlight. If you think he needed help, let me show you some charts. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others. 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). Odds & lines subject to change. When the professional average was 50 percent, Stenerud hit better than 70 percent in his first four years with the Chiefs, and his deep kickoffs were part of a movement to push them back to the 35 (and later the 30). According to our Database, She has no children. I didn't know the first thing about a soccer-style kicker. His 373 career field goals and seven seasons of scoring 100 or more points were also NFL records. ", 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. I had to read that about three times before I understood it. Thank you very much. They had great players when I got there. Dustin is like a kicker whisperer, Toub told the media after Butkers first game. Im ready to be a starting kicker in the NFL. But for the Panthers, thats all spilt milk. The Kansas City Chiefs have just concluded their 59th season as a professional football franchise. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Now he hustled up to Stram. Like Succop in 2009, Butker had been picked by the Panthers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft. College: Montana State, 1965-66. . 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 think that didn't help? although your skin will start to sting and get irritated after 10 or so kicks. Courtesy of BuckysBadgers, one name jumped out at me: Jan Stenerud. In the AFL, Jan made his first kick a 54-yard field goal in the 1967 season opener against Houston. And look at this: 136 out of 153. He won Super Bowl IV under Chiefs head coach Hank Stram. He attended Montana State University on a ski jumping scholarship. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. When we got to Houston I got a special pair of shoes. 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. "Do you want to loosen your leg?" A Norweigan immigrant, Stenerud came to the United States on a ski jumping scholarship to Montana State. In making field goals and kickoffs forces they never had been, with consistent excellence for nearly 20 years, Stenerud became the first and for decades, only pure kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jans path to pro football falls into the only in America category of strange-but-true stories. They have AstroTurf there and we worked out on it. In 1967, Norwegian kicker Jan Stenerud was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs and began a journey that earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The New England Patriots kicker Tony Franklin even made a 59-yard field goal while completely shoeless. This story was originally published May 13, 2017, 4:50 PM. He was obviously a good kicker in college, Chiefs coach Andy Reid told the media after Butker had been poached from Carolina. He was named the Outstanding Offensive Player in the 1972 Pro Bowl. Jan Stenerud, who was born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway, was an outstanding ski jumper who attended Montana State on a skiing scholarship. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Heard you can kick!. But Stenerud set another college record which should stand forever: a 113-yard field goal try. If you mis-hit the ball while kicking barefoot . The video below features Franklin kicking in the 1985 AFC Championship game. Maybe, maybe not, but thats not really the point. Thinking back to his time on the Panthers practice squad, Butker said he always had confidence he could succeed in the NFL. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). "I was standing three feet deep in my own end zone," he said, his mouth curving into a small boy's grin. He kicked 17 field goals over 50 yards, and his personal best was a 55-yarder against Denver in 1970. Stenerud played parts of four seasons in Green Bay from 1980 to 1983, converting 59 of 73 field goal attempts and 115 of 118 extra points in that span. . Please enter a valid email and try again. He kicked for the Chiefs for 13 years (1967-1979) until his release in the summer of 1980. When I grew up in Norway, my dream was to become an outstanding ski jumper. The second kick: Thunk! Perhaps this was what had kept the Panthers from committing to him. 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. But I was developing my skills as a soccer player and ski jumper, which is a perfect combination for a field goal kicker. Let me close by going back to where it started: ski jumping. When no deal could be made, the Panthers cut Butker, held their breath and placed him on their practice squad after he cleared waivers. Kicker: 1980-83. The difference was four field goals, with Kansas City winning 26-21. Forty yards and bull's-eye. Jan was the most accurate kicker in all of pro football from '80 to '84; hemade 82% of this field goals. Hall of Fame kicker Jan Stenerud was reliable and productive in Green Bay, Friday NFL Scouting Combine Review: WR/TE interviews, DB workouts, 4 receivers to look out for in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Dynamic slot receivers will be available in the middle of the first round, he said in an interview with Monday Night Football in 2000, Packers WR Randall Cobb has ankle surgery ahead of free agency, Thursday NFL Scouting Combine Review: DB interviews, DL/LB workouts, Panthers have called Packers about possible Aaron Rodgers trade, per report, 3 top defensive back prospects have formal meetings with Packers at NFL Combine. The first time I saw Jan, he was kicking 40-yard field goals like they were extra points in the preseason, pre-warm up game against Tulsa and Montana State in Tulsa, Okla.,in 1966. Nearly 30 years ago, I was recruited from Norway to Montana State on a ski scholarship. Stenerud retired after the 1985 season, his 19th (3 AFL, 16 NFL). It's all his own natural ability. And after watching him that day, we were convinced that he would add the dimension we were seeking. Considering he still blames himself, he cant blame you if you think of him for that missed kick. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. Broncos & Steelers to pay tribute to Hall of Famers during special ceremonies during Week 6 of NFL season. 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. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Also, it can get really cold out there. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. The schools basketball coach noticed him booting the ball around the field, tipped off the football coaches, and the rest is history. -- 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. And all of a sudden, I realized if I approach this ball at an angle and hit it with the side of my foot, it was more comfortable for me. Fifty years ago this month, an exotic curiosity named Jan Stenerud signed a lease at the El Camino Real apartments on The Plaza. Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud in action, taking kick from QB Len Dawson vs Miami Dolphins. Hes one of just five kickers with a cumulative accuracy above 80% from 1980 to 1983, and he attempted by far the most kicks out of anyone on the list. Jan Stenerud was selected to the Pro Bowl six times. There are two people here today that are great kickers as well as outstanding football players: George Blanda and Lou Graza. Few games were played in domes, and there was scant specialized coaching or equipment taken for granted today. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 1991, Jan was the first pure placekicker someone who didnt also play another position to be enshrined. To this day, Stenerud rather nobly declines to comment on that play. Sign up for the "He brought me in a month early before my first season. 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. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Jan Steneruds birth sign is Sagittarius and he has a ruling planet of Jupiter. A six-time all-league selection, Stenerud played in two AFL All-Star Games and in four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls. He knows all the finer points to kicking.. He could have been on the Olympic ski team he had not pursued football. I can honestly say that if you havent played football in Green Bay and youve been in the NFL a long time, youve missed out on something special, he said in an interview with Monday Night Football in 2000. Football practice hadn't yet started that afternoon and some of the players, most of them fellows I knew, were fooling around kicking field goals. He is the first pure placekicker to be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Stenerud promptly picked up where he had left off in his native Norway. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 as the first exclusive placekicker to receive the honor. I am just thrilled to death that I got that opportunity.. Everyone in the Hall of Fame was a great player, but only a few were the very best ever at their position. 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. I decided right then that he was the coach I wanted to play for, that he was a man who could help me.". They were my view of a perfect combination. Luck is on their side. He was a seven-time All-Pro and won Super Bowl IV . Not only did Butker make two more field goals in that game including the game-winning 43-yard attempt with eight seconds left he also didnt miss either a PAT or a field goal for the next two months. 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. Super Bowl IV and some of the great coaching with Hank Stram, of course, who won the Coach of the Year title four times.
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