Morten Andersen
Andersen in 2010.
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 19, 1960 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) Ben Davis | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86 | ||||||||
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| Field goals: | 565/709 (.797) |
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| Extra points: | 849/859 (.988) |
| Points scored: | 2,544 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960), nicknamed "The Great Dane", is a former National Football League (NFL) kicker and All-American at Michigan State University. He is the all-time leader in games played in the NFL at 382; in addition, he also holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history, as well as being the all-time leading scorer for two different rival teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he spent a combined eight seasons.
He officially retired on December 8, 2008, after not playing all season. Andersen was announced as a member of the 2017 induction class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame at that year's NFL Honors. He will be only the second exclusive placekicker inducted in the Hall of Fame, and the first since Jan Stenerud in 1991.
Andersen was born in Copenhagen and raised in the west Jutland town of Struer, Denmark. As a student, he was a gymnast and a long jumper, and just missed becoming a member of the Danish junior national soccer team. He visited the United States in 1977 as a Youth For Understanding exchange student. He first kicked an American football on a whim at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. He was so impressive in his one season of high school football that he was given a scholarship to Michigan State University.
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