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Jan-Stenerud

Stenerud was the first pure placekicker to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and the fifth Chiefs player to make it to Canton . . . Regarded by many as the best placekicker in pro football history . . . Named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 . . . Played 19 NFL seasons: Kansas City 1967-79; Green Bay Packers 1980-83; and Minnesota Vikings 1984-85 . . . Ranks third on the league's all-time scoring list with 1,699 points and is fourth in career field goals made with 373 . . . Still owns or shares nine Chiefs records, including field goals attempted in a career (436) and season (44), consecutive games played (186) and consecutive games scoring field goals (16) . . . Hit a 48-yard field goal and two other FGs in Super Bowl IV victory over the Vikings . . . Played in 263 pro games and never missed one because of injury or illness . . . Played in two AFL All-Star games and four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls . . . Named the Outstanding Offensive Player in the 1972 Pro Bowl . . . Was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1966 AFL "redshirt" draft . . . Attended Montana State University on a skiing scholarship . . . Was an outstanding ski jumper in his native Norway . . . His jersey number 3 has been retired by the Chiefs . . . Born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway . . . Is now director of business development for Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendorff, a Kansas City architectural firm . . . A outstanding golfer, he plays in several celebrity tournaments each year.

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