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~ Morten Andersen
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Morten is a Danish, American football player, who
plays in the NFL,
and has done so for many years, 24 to be exact.
We are pretty sure, that not many Danes, know of Morten,
except those who has the interest off American
football.
And that is to sad, I think, because what Morten has
achieved in the states,
is absolutely fantastic, and I think it is one off, if
not THE Greatest sports career,
for a Danish sports athlete.
We don't watch American football, but he still amazes
us.
To support our opinion, we have gathered some info about Morten, and his career.
This weekend, dec.17th 2006, Morten broke the record
as the most scoring player ever
in the NFL history, when he took the record from Gary
Anderson.
That my friends, are absolutely fantastic, and that is
why we think Morten is the one of the
greatest Danish athletes ever..
Click the links to see more:
Or just roll down this long page...
Personal Bio
College Career
Pro Career
Record & Fact Book
Personal
Bio
Moved to United States as an
exchange student in 1977...
Has provided Super Bowl analysis
during numerous Super Bowls on Danish TV- TV 3 ScanSat...
Fluent in Danish, German, French
and English...
Majored in communications and
marketing...
Active in New Orleans and Kansas
City with his "Kicks for Kids" program that has raised money for
hospitals
and inner-city day care during his
NFL career...
Selected as New Orleans'
"Outstanding Sports Citizen of the Year" in 1990 by the New Orleans
Sports Foundation...
Has a twin brother, Jakob, in the
export business in India...
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark and
raised in Struer, Denmark...
Nearly made the Danish national
soccer team before beginning his American football career...
Starred at Ben Davis High in
Indianapolis after moving to the United States in 1977 as a foreign
exchange student.
College Career
Earned 1st-team All-America
honors as a senior...
Booted career-best 63-yard FG as a
senior vs. Ohio State in 1981...
Set a then-Big Ten record with 45
FGs in his career...
Set MSU records for PATs with 126
and career points with 261...
Named to Big Ten All-Academic Team
with a 3.25 GPA.
Pro Career
Didn't play in 2005, because no club had signed him on, but that didn't
break Morten, He was determined that his time would
come again. So he did some self practise in 2005/2006. And
in Sep 2006 it paid off, when Atlanta Falcons gave him a new contract.
Entered 2004 as the oldest player in the NFL at 44...
Closing in on
former Viking Gary Anderson's NFL scoring record, entering the 2004
season 88 points away from breaking the record...
Legendary
scorer brings his left-footed approach to Minnesota, returning to a
domed stadium, where he spent the opening 19 seasons of his NFL career,
kicking at the New Orleans SuperDome from 1982-94 and Atlanta's Georgia
Dome from 1995-2000...
Has played in
338 career games, tied with Anderson for 2nd-most in NFL history behind
Blanda's 340...Played in 248 consecutive games, 3rd-best in NFL history
behind Minnesota's Jim Marshall (282) and Jeff Feagles (255), a streak
that ended during the 2002 season...His 23 NFL seasons rank behind only
Blanda's 26 in League history...
Has been
selected to an NFL-record 7 Pro Bowls, the most by a kicker in League
history...
Earned Pro
Bowl berths following the 1985-88, '90, '92 and '95 seasons...Has been
named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 8 times in his career...Has
spent 20 of his previous 22 seasons in the NFC...
Has played in
9 career playoff games...Ranks behind Anderson in career FGs by 521 to
502...Ranks behind Anderson (650) and Blando (637) in career FG attempts
with 636...Has connected on an NFL-record 40 FGs from 50+ yards...Booted
NFL-record 8 FGs of 50+ yards in 1995...
As an Atlanta
Falcon, set an NFL record with 3 FGs of 50+ yards in a game vs. New
Orleans (12/10/95)...
Has connected
on 2 of the 8 longest FGs in NFL history, a 60-yarder vs. Chicago
(10/27/91) and a 59-yarder vs. San Francisco (12/24/95)...
Has an
impressive 92.2% conversion rate on FGs under 40 yards, hitting
330-of-358, including 27-of-27 over the past 2 seasons...Ranks 3rd in
NFL history in PATs made (753) and PATs attempted (763), ranking behind
only Blanda (943-of-958) and Anderson (783-of-790)...
Has scored in
an NFL-record 316 consecutive games, a streak that dates to a game at
New England (12/4/83)...
His
consecutive games scoring streak tops the old mark of 186 held by Jim
Breech from 1979-92...Tied with Anderson for career 100-point seasons
with 14...
Has connected
on 31 career game-deciding kicks....
Originally
entered the NFL as a 4th-round Draft pick (86th overall) in 1982.
Morten In The NFL Pro Football Record & Fact Book
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Most
Consecutive Games Scoring |
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332 |
Morten Andersen,
New Orleans, 1982-1994; Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001;
Kansas City, 2002-03; Minnesota, 2004 |
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188 |
Jason Elam,
Denver, 1993-2004 (current) |
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186 |
Jim Breech,
Oakland, 1979; Cincinnati, 1980-1992 |
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Most Seasons, 100 or More Points |
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14 |
Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1983-85, 1988,
1991-94; Philadelphia, 1996; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota,
1998-2000; Tennessee, 2003 |
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14 |
Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1985-89,
1991-94; Atlanta, 1995, 1997-98; Kansas City, 2002-03 |
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12 |
Jason Elam,
Denver, 1993-2004 |
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11 |
Nick Lowery,
Kansas City, 1981, 1983-86, 1988-1993 |
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Most
Points, Career |
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2,437 |
Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-1994;
Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03;
Minnesota, 2004 (798-pat, 520-fg); Atlanta 2006-? |
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2,434 |
Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1982-1994;
Philadelphia, 1995-96; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota,
1998-2002; Tennessee, 2003-04 (820-pat, 538-fg) |
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2,002 |
George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58;
Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975 (9-td,
943-pat, 335-fg) |
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Most Field Goals Attempted, Career |
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672 |
Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1982-1994;
Philadelphia, 1995-96; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota,
1998-2002; Tennessee, 2003-04 |
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658 |
Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-1994;
Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03;
Minnesota, 2004 |
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637 |
George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58;
Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975 |
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Most Field Goals, Career |
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538 |
Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1982-1994;
Philadelphia, 1995-96; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota,
1998-2002; Tennessee, 2003-04 |
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520 |
Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-1994;
Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03;
Minnesota, 2004 |
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383 |
Nick Lowery, New England, 1978; Kansas City,
1980-1993; N.Y. Jets, 1994-1996 |
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Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Career |
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40 |
Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-1994;
Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03;
Minnesota, 2004 |
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34 |
Jason Elam,
Denver, 1993-2004 |
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26 |
John Kasay,
Seattle, 1991-94; Carolina, 1995-2004 |
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Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Season |
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8 |
Morten Andersen,
Atlanta, 1995 |
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6 |
Dean Biasucci,
Indianapolis, 1988 |
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Chris Jacke,
Green Bay, 1993 |
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Tony Zendejas, L.A. Rams, 1993 |
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Mike
Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 1998 |
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5 |
Fred
Steinfort, Denver, 1980 |
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Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Game |
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3 |
Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans,
Dec. 10, 1995 |
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Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. Seattle, Oct. 24,
2004 |
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2 |
By many players. Last time: |
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Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis vs. San Francisco,
Dec. 5, 2004 |
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Pro Football Hall
of Fame Top 20 - Leading Lifetime Scorers |
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Rank |
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Player |
League |
Yrs. |
TD |
PAT |
FG |
Total |
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1 |
(2) |
MORTEN ANDERSEN |
NFL |
23 |
0 |
798 |
520 |
2,437 |
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2 |
(1) |
GARY
ANDERSON |
NFL |
23 |
0 |
820 |
538 |
2,434 |
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3 |
(3) |
George
Blanda * |
NFL-AFL |
26 |
9 |
943 |
335 |
2,002 |
|
4 |
(4) |
Norm Johnson |
NFL |
18 |
0 |
638 |
366 |
1,736 |
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5 |
(5) |
Nick Lowery |
NFL |
18 |
0 |
562 |
383 |
1,711 |
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6 |
(6) |
Jan
Stenerud * |
AFL-NFL |
19 |
0 |
580 |
373 |
1,699 |
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7 |
(7) |
Lou Groza
* |
AAFC-NFL |
21 |
1 |
810 |
264 |
1,608 |
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8 |
(8) |
Eddie Murray |
NFL |
19 |
0 |
538 |
352 |
1,594 |
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9 |
(9) |
Al Del Greco |
NFL |
17 |
0 |
543 |
347 |
1,584 |
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10 |
(12) |
JOHN
CARNEY |
NFL |
17 |
0 |
442 |
365 |
1,537 |
|
11 |
(18) |
MATT
STOVER |
NFL |
14 |
0 |
431 |
350 |
1,481 |
|
12 |
(16) |
STEVE
CHRISTIE |
NFL |
15 |
0 |
468 |
336 |
1,476 |
|
13 |
(10) |
Pat Leahy |
NFL |
18 |
0 |
558 |
304 |
1,470 |
|
14 |
(19) |
JASON ELAM |
NFL |
12 |
0 |
491 |
317 |
1,442 |
|
15 |
(11) |
Jim Turner |
AFL-NFL |
16 |
1 |
521 |
304 |
1,439 |
|
16 |
(13) |
Matt Bahr |
NFL |
17 |
0 |
522 |
300 |
1,422 |
|
17 |
(14) |
Mark Moseley |
NFL |
16 |
0 |
482 |
300 |
1,382 |
|
18 |
(15) |
Jim Bakken |
NFL |
17 |
0 |
534 |
282 |
1,380 |
|
19 |
(17) |
Fred Cox |
NFL |
15 |
0 |
519 |
282 |
1,365 |
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20 |
(--) |
JASON
HANSON |
NFL |
13 |
0 |
412 |
308 |
1,336 |
Morten Andersen "The Great Dane"
Morten and Gary, his worst competition for the record.
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