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Chris Gartner

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Chris Gartner
No. 10
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1950-07-12) July 12, 1950 (age 74)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:Princeton (NJ)
College:Indiana
Undrafted:1973
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:11
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sven Chris Gartner (born July 12, 1950) is a Swedish former American football kicker who played one season for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He went to college at Indiana.[1]

Early life and education

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Chris Gartner was born on July 12, 1950, in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is one of only 9 Swedish NFL players.[2] He went to high school in Princeton, New Jersey, and attended college at the University of Indiana.[3] He played for their football team, the Hoosiers, and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2019.[4] In his senior year, 1972, he was named first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten after setting school records for single-season scores (14), field goals in a game (4), and longest field goal (52 yards).[4] In a 34 to 35 win against Kentucky, he became the only IU player to ever have two 50+ yard field goals in a game.[4]

Professional career

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He was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1973, but was released in July.

In 1974, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns as a second kicker to handle kickoff duties.[5] He played there for 11 games.[6] Gartner was released shortly before the start of the '75 season.

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Gartner Stats, News and Video - K". NFL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Players Born in Sweden". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Chris Gartner Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Chris Gartner (2019) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame". Indiana University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Cleveland's Brownies To Use Second Kicker". News-Journal. October 4, 1974 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Chris Gartner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

Further reading

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