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Morten Andersen Biography

Morten Andersen is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on August 19, 1960 in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. Retired NFL placekicker, who was the league’s all time leader in games played and points earned. He played the majority of his 25-year NFL career with the New Orleans Saints as well as the Atlanta Falcons. He also retired as the all-time leading scorer for both teams.

After Jan Steenerud he became the second placekicker to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Andersen had stated that his goal was to be the first NFL player to play until he turned 50 in 2010. However, he retired just two days after he would have become the oldest player ever to appear in an NFL game, if he had played for a team at the time. The record held by George Blanda still stands – Blanda played in his last NFL game on January 4, 1976 (the 1975 AFC Championship) at the age of 48 years, 109 days.

Andersen was born in Copenhagen and raised in the west Jutland town of Struer, Denmark. As a student, he was a gymnast and a long jumper, and just missed becoming a member of the Danish junior national soccer team. He visited the United States in 1977 as a Youth For Understanding exchange student. He first kicked an American football on a whim at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. He was so impressive in his one season of high school football that he was given a scholarship to Michigan State University.

He married Jennifer Andersen in 1997.

Name	Morten Andersen
First Name	Morten
Last Name	Andersen
Occupation	Football Player
Birthday	August 19
Birth Year	1960
Place of Birth	Copenhagen
Home Town	Capital Region of Denmark
Birth Country	Denmark
Birth Sign	Leo
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Jennifer Andersen
Children(s)	Sebastian Andersen, Aiden Andersen

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Andersen’s NFL career got off to a rocky start. On his first NFL kickoff to start the strike-shortened 1982 season, Andersen twisted his ankle and missed eight weeks of the season. Despite the early setback, he soon emerged as one of the strongest and most reliable placekickers in the NFL. In his years with the Saints, he was named to six Pro Bowls, kicked 302 field goals, and scored 1318 points. In 1991, against Chicago, Andersen kicked a 60-yard field goal, tying him with Steve Cox for the second-longest field goal in league history at the time, behind 63-yard record-holder kicked by Tom Dempsey and Graham Gano. (Andersen’s kick has since been matched by Rob Bironas, Dan Carpenter and Greg Zuerlein, and surpassed by Sebastian Janikowski (twice), Jason Elam, Justin Tucker, Jay Feely, Matt Bryant, David Akers, Matt Prater, Jake Elliott, and Stephen Gostkowski.) Andersen’s proficiency with field goal kicking earned him the nickname “Mr. Automatic.” Following the 1994 season, he was released by the Saints for salary cap purposes and because his accuracy had started to decline.

Morten Andersen Net Worth

Morten Andersen is one of the richest Football Player from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Morten Andersen's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played college football for Michigan State University. In 2011, he was inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was inducted in 2017. He played for the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs as well as the Minnesota Vikings.

Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960), nicknamed the “Great Dane”, is a Danish-American former American football kicker. He is the all-time leader in games played in the NFL, with 382. He formerly held both the NFL records for field goals and points scored. Both records were broken by Adam Vinatieri in 2018. At retirement, Andersen was the all-time leading scorer for two different rival teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he spent a combined eight seasons.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Football Player
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Following his release by the Saints, Andersen signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He silenced those who felt him to be washed up and was once again named a Pro Bowler during his time in Atlanta. In December 1995 against the Saints, he became the first player in NFL history to kick three field goals of over 50 yards in a single game.

In Week 17 of the 1996 season, Andersen missed a 30-yard field goal that enabled the Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs. Two years later, he kicked a game-winning field goal in overtime in the 1998 NFC Championship Game to beat the Minnesota Vikings and send the Falcons to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance.

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There are a number of interesting coincidences between Andersen and former NFL placekicker Gary Anderson. Anderson and Andersen have nearly identical last names, were born within a year of one another outside the United States (Anderson was born in South Africa), came to the United States as teenagers, had long and successful NFL careers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and hold first or second place in a number of NFL records for scoring, field goals, and longevity. Their overall accuracy is also nearly identical; their career percentage being within .5% of each other on both FGs and PATs. Also, Anderson missed a field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game for the Minnesota Vikings before Andersen kicked his winning kick, both from the same distance as well (38 yards).

On December 16, 2006, Andersen passed Gary Anderson to become the all-time leading scorer in NFL history. The following weekend, December 24, 2006 Andersen again passed Anderson to become the NFL’s career leader in field goals made.

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Andersen went on to play with the New York Giants for the 2001 season, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs the following two seasons. In the 2004 offseason, Andersen was beaten out for the kicking job by rookie Lawrence Tynes. He was released by the Chiefs for the final roster cut, and was subsequently signed by the Vikings. Although his leg strength had declined greatly with age, he continued to prove himself accurate for field goals. Having not been signed by a team following the 2004 season, he became a free agent and did not play in 2005. He announced NFL Europe games in the 2005 season.

Top Facts about Morten Andersen

Morten Andersen is a retired Danish-American NFL kicker.
He played for 25 seasons, the most in NFL history.
Andersen scored a record 2,544 points during his career.
He was selected to seven Pro Bowls and named All-Pro three times.
Andersen played for five different teams throughout his career.
He is the all-time leading scorer for both the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.
Andersen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
He holds numerous NFL records, including most field goals made (565).
Andersen was born on August 19, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He began playing football at Michigan State University before being drafted by the Saints in 1982.

Facts & Trivia

Morten Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Morten Andersen celebrates birthday on August 19 of every year.

In January 2006, Andersen was inducted as the first member of the Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame. Later that year, Andersen returned to the NFL, re-signing with the Atlanta Falcons; Andersen was brought in to help Michael Koenen, who was at the time performing double duty as punter and kicker (an extremely rare occurrence in the NFL) missing several field goals in that capacity, and Koenen reverted to strictly punting after Andersen’s signing. His first game back was against his former team, the Saints, on Monday Night Football. The game was the first game in the Louisiana Superdome since Hurricane Katrina prevented its use for the entire 2005 regular season. Andersen scored the only Falcon points with a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter. In his second game back, Andersen made 5 of 5 field goals (matching his career best for the ninth time), as well as both extra point attempts. He was named NFC special teams player of the week, becoming the oldest player to earn the honor since the award was first introduced in 1984. He is the team record holder in points for the New Orleans Saints.

Is Morten Andersen a Hall of Famer?

In addition to his league accomplishments, he is the Saints’ all-time leading scorer at 1,318 points. Andersen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and, along with Jan Stenerud, is only one of two exclusive placekickers to receive the honor.

What was Morten Andersen longest field goal?

His longest field goal as a Falcon, a 59-yarder, came against the 49ers in the final regular-season game of 1995. It still stands as the longest in franchise history, and current kicker Matt Bryant tied that mark in 2016.

When did Morten Andersen retire?

The Pro Football Hall of Fame recently named its all-decade teams for every decade of the sport’s existence. Here’s how much longevity Andersen had: he was named to both the All-’80s and All-’90s teams as a kicker. Andersen retired at 47 in 2007, which in football years is ancient.

Is Morten Andersen related to Gary Anderson?

Having both played as kickers in the NFL for more than 20 years and having the same last name, Morten Andersen was asked if he had ever been confused with Gary, especially by Steelers fans. “No, I think they knew,” Andersen went on to explain. “I’m 6’2” and I don’t think Gary is 6’2”. That’s not a dig on Gary.”

What is longest field goal in NFL history?

1. Justin Tucker’s 66-yard FG kick makes history for longest NFL field goal.

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