Chris Gartner
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||
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| Born: | July 12, 1950 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Princeton (NJ) | ||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1973 | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Chris Gartner Stats, News and Video - K". NFL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Players Born in Sweden". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Chris Gartner Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ a b c "Chris Gartner (2019) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame". Indiana University Athletics.
- ^ "Cleveland's Brownies To Use Second Kicker". News-Journal. October 4, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chris Gartner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Further reading
[edit]- Hammel, Bob (September 19, 1971). "'Numb' Leg Left Kentucky Glum". The Times-Mail – via Newspapers.com.
- Hammel, Bill (October 15, 1972). "Chris Sorry 'Bout Last One". The Times-Mail – via Newspapers.com.