Björn Nittmo
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 26, 1966 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lomma, Sweden | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Enterprise High School | ||||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||||||||
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| FG Made: | 60 |
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| FG Att: | 162 |
| PAT Made: | 273 |
| PAT Att: | 298 |
| Tackles: | 17 |
Björn Arne Nittmo (born July 26, 1966, in Lomma, Sweden) is a retired American football placekicker, being the only Swedish-born player ever to complete a full season in the National Football League.
The left-footed Nittmo, famous for his very long kickoffs, came to the U.S. as a foreign exchange student at Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Alabama. After high school, he played college football at Appalachian State University (1985–1988), where he also was the all-time leading scorer with 277 points. In 2003, he was named to the university's 75th Anniversary Football Team.
Nittmo was the first Swedish-born player to play a full season in the NFL, when he played for the New York Giants in 1989. He also tried to make the Kansas City Chiefs' roster the following year but was cut, then the following year was hired by the Buffalo Bills as a potential replacement for Scott Norwood after his infamous wide-right kick in Super Bowl XXV (the Bills nonetheless decided to keep Norwood for one more season instead).
Nittmo's career included time with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (this league later became NFL Europe), the Cleveland Thunderbolts, Arizona Rattlers, and Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League, as well as the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League. In 2005, Nittmo was invited to the Ottawa Renegades' training camp, but was cut prior to the start of the season.
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