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Position: | Placekicker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Gothenburg, Sweden | July 12, 1950||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Princeton | ||
College: | Indiana | ||
Undrafted: | 1973 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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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]
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]
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.