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Jan Stenerud (/ ˈ s t ɛ n ə r uː d /, Norwegian: [ˈstèːnərʉːd] ⓘ; 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 the Kansas City Chiefs.
Head football coach at Montana State University – Bozeman (MSU) (1963–1967), Washington State University (1968–1975), and California State University, Fresno (1976–1977, 1980–1996), compiling a career college football record of 201-153-4; credited with recruiting Jan Stenerud to the MSU team
At Montana State, Sweeney is credited with convincing Jan Stenerud, a Norwegian on a ski jumping scholarship (three-time Big Sky champion), to go out for the football team as a kicker. [10] Stenerud went on to become the only "pure" kicker inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [4] [11]
Two Montana State Bobcats have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Jan Stenerud. After coming to MSU from Norway on a ski jumping scholarship, Stenerud starred on the varsity team with a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal against rival Montana and 82 points scored as a senior in 1965.
Jan Stenerud: Kansas City Chiefs: K 1968 13 4 331 K. O. Trepanier: New Orleans Saints: DE 1970 17 11 427 Frank Kalfoss: Denver Broncos: K 1971 9 15 223 Gary Gustafson: Cincinnati Bengals: LB 1972 12 24 310 Bob Banaugh: Minnesota Vikings: DB 1974 1 23 23 Bill Kollar: Cincinnati Bengals: DT 9 24 232 Sam McCullum: Minnesota Vikings: WR 1975 5 8 ...
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The club’s special teams got a boost with the addition of kicker Jan Stenerud from Montana State and kick returner Noland “Super Gnat” Smith from Tennessee State. The seating capacity at Municipal Stadium was increased from 40,000 to 47,000 due to demand.
The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft. This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.