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  ABC 7 News - Morten Andersen Breaks NFL Scoring Mark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Morten Andersen threw both hands in the air, then leaped into the arms of his holder.
Andersen trotted on the field as he's done so many since entering the league in 1982, setting up for the chip-shot of an extra point from 20 yard away.
Andersen received a standing ovation from the crowd as he trotted toward the sideline, where he was mobbed by coach Jim Mora and the rest of the team.
www.wjla.com /news/stories/1206/380655.html   (629 words)

  
  Morten Andersen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960, in Struer, Denmark) plays American football as a kicker.
According to Sports Illustrated [[1]] Andersen has stated that his goal is to be the first NFL player to play until he turns 50, breaking the record held by George Blanda.
Since 1982, Andersen has been in a friendly battle with fellow kicker Gary Anderson as they ascended the career lists for field goals and points.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morten_Andersen   (715 words)

  
 sportsnote.com: NFL *** Morten Anderson...."The Kick"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andersen, a 17 year veteran who after 13 seasons as a New Orleans Saint made the move east to kick for the NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons, is doubtless a future Hall of Famer.
Morten himself displays the original in his home and we are told he is moving it around often so he can get a better look at himself.
Morten and the Vike's Gary Anderson have been in a back and forth battle the last few years in a few NFL all-time record catergories.
www.sportsnote.com /nfl/1_mortenlitho.htm   (360 words)

  
 Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Niels ANDERSEN was born in 1780 in Nyborre, Præstø, Danmark.
Niels (Ostenfeld) ANDERSEN was born on 27 Jun 1814 in Skjødstrup, Skjødstrup, Randers, Danmark.
Niels Peder ANDERSEN was born on 13 Mar 1850 in Kjeldbymagle, Kjeldby, Præstø, Danmark.
home5.inet.tele.dk /koudal/slaegt/d12.htm   (632 words)

  
 Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Agrees to Terms with Veteran K Morten Andersen
"Morten is one of the premier kickers in the history of the National Football League," Peterson commented.
Andersen (6-2, 222) has appeared in 308 regular season games and eight postseason during his 20-year NFL career that began in ‘82.
Andersen has converted 464 of 590 field goal attempts (.786) and 644 of 653 PATs for 2,036 career points.
www.kcchiefs.com /news/2002/03/25/kansas_city_agrees_to_terms_with_veteran_k_morten_andersen   (403 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Nearing 44, Andersen still kicking
One of the most prolific kickers in history, Andersen is back for his third year in Kansas City and 23rd in the league.
Overall, Andersen's stats last year were good for any age, making 16 of 20 field goals and 58 of 59 extra points for Kansas City's league-leading offense.
Andersen never spoke publicly of the pain he felt in 2003.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20040804-2316-fbn-chiefs-andersen.html   (649 words)

  
 Sports: Chiefs kick Andersen to the curb
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Morten Andersen, the second-leading scorer in NFL history, was told Friday he has lost his job to a kicker 18 years younger.
Andersen, 44, has scored 2,259 points since breaking into the NFL with New Orleans in 1982.
Andersen made his only field-goal attempt in the preseason, a 28-yarder, but his range was clearly not as great as Tynes'.
www.sptimes.com /2004/09/04/news_pf/Sports/Chiefs_kick_Andersen_.shtml   (613 words)

  
 Sports: Andersen a kick at school
Andersen and his wife, Jennifer, made the trip north from Georgia to spend time with her family from Hampton.
Andersen encouraged the children to listen to their parents and teachers, and read as much as possible.
Andersen said that, despite a 6-2 record at the time, the Falcons only started to believe in themselves after a 41-10 victory over the New England Patriots.
www.seacoastonline.com /1999news/5_17_s2.htm   (696 words)

  
 wsbradio.com: News
ATLANTA (AP) -- Morten Andersen threw both hands in the air, then leaped into the arms of his holder.
The 46-year-old Andersen broke Gary Anderson's career scoring record Saturday night with the second of four extra points in the Atlanta Falcons' 38-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
But Andersen admitted that setting the record was one of the reasons he kept working out, even while missing the entire 2005 season because no team offered him a job.
wsbradio.com /common/ap/2006/12/17/D8M2J0D00.html   (740 words)

  
 The Minnesota SCORE: Great Dane
Andersen points to that moment as the highlight of his long, decorated career, but says that none of his new teammates have mentioned it to him as of yet.
While Morten Andersen ended up being the hero in overtime, he also understood what his counterpart was going through.
Andersen however, takes a diplomatic approach to the subject, "I think (kicking) has sometimes been taken for granted a little bit because guys are getting very good, very proficient at it," he commented.
minnesotascore.com /articles/dane.html   (1192 words)

  
 News Tribune
Morten Andersen of the Kansas City Chiefs kicks a field goal during a training camp practice in River Falls, Wis. As he nears his 44th birthday, Andersen is still going strong.
Overall, Andersen's stats last year were good for any age -- 16 of 20 field goals and 58 of 59 extra points for Kansas City's league-leading offense.
Andersen never spoke publicly of the pain he felt last year.
www.newstribune.com /articles/2004/08/05/sports/0805040041.txt   (660 words)

  
 Kansas City Chiefs - Morten Andersen - A Look Back & Ahead
However, when the Chiefs have a fourth down or are stuck with a few ticks left on the clock and they’re as many as 50 yards away from the goal posts, he becomes the most important player on the team.
Andersen is second in scoring in NFL history.
ANDERSEN: “If you’re dealing with a veteran guy, I think it’s better to give him the support and the tools to get his trade done, and give him the freedom to communicate to the coaches how much he needs to kick.
www.kcchiefs.com /news/2003/05/19/morten_andersen__a_look_back__ahead   (1154 words)

  
 Anderson vs. Andersen: Veteran kickers produce similar results - Sunday, 10/24/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Morten, 44, is the second-oldest player and second all-time leading scorer, 83 points behind Gary.
Morten, whose Minnesota Vikings play host to the Titans today, is the ultimate mechanic, analyzing and even obsessing over every detail of the kicking process.
Morten, a fourth-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1982, sprained an ankle on his first kickoff and wound up going 2-for-5 during the strike-shortened, eight-game season.
www.tennessean.com /sports/titans/archives/04/09/60273554.shtml?Element_ID=60273554   (1429 words)

  
 Giants.com
Andersen is only 41, or 13 years older than Zeigler.
Andersen did not look like a future Hall of Famer when he first entered the NFL in the strike-shortened 1982 season.
Andersen holds NFL records with 38 field goals of 50 yards or more and 28 game-deciding field goals.
www.giants.com /display_cont.asp?cont_id=80827   (1011 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Andersen still gets kick out of kicking at 44   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andersen, 44, is within reach of Gary Anderson's all-time scoring record.
Andersen may no longer pack the punch of the younger Tynes but he may be more accurate.
Andersen was 16 of 20 on field goal attempts last season, with all of the misses from 40 yards or more.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/chiefs/2004-08-18-moreton-andersen_x.htm   (576 words)

  
 Scout.com: Double Duty: Can Andersen Handle the Load?
Andersen missed only a couple of field goals in 2002; a big one at home against Denver and one on the road at San Francisco.
Andersen hurt his knee in 2003 and had his meniscus muscle removed in his plant leg.
Andersen has done an admirable job in practice but they don’t want to wear him down and if he handles the kickoff duties as many as four to eight times per game, he could shank a crucial field goal down the stretch or god forbid in the playoffs.
chiefs.scout.com /2/163170.html   (653 words)

  
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His latest winning kick caps a brilliant 17-year career during which Morten set six NFL records--most 100-point seasons (11), most 50-yard field goals in a career (33), season (8) and game (3), scoring in most consecutive games (222), and most pro bowl appearances by a kicker (7).
A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Morten emerged as a first-team All-American at MSU.
Andersen has been rewriting NFL records as kicker for the Superbowl Atlanta Falcons.
www.msu.edu /unit/msuaa/magazine/s99/Anderson.htm   (296 words)

  
 Giants.com
Andersen converted 441 of 562 field goal attempts for the New Orleans Saints (1982-94) and Atlanta Falcons (1995-2000).
Andersen holds the NFL record with 37 field goals of 50 yards or more.
The Giants will be the first of Andersen's teams to play its home games outdoors; both the Saints and Falcons play in domes.
www.giants.com /display_cont.asp?cont_id=73140&print=yes   (515 words)

  
 NFL News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XLI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
However, Andersen spent the first 13 years of his career with the Saints, which he followed with a six-year run with the Atlanta Falcons and a one-year stint with the New York Giants before signing with the Chiefs in 2002.
Andersen donates $200 for each field goal and at the end of the season the total is matched by eight corporate sponsors.
But with all that he has achieved, Andersen is still without a Super Bowl ring -- the Falcons ultimately lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII -- and it is something he continues to hope and strive for.
www.superbowl.com /playoffs/story/6984861   (998 words)

  
 Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Here’s another reason to root for Morten Andersen whenever he takes the field for the Chiefs: The children of Operation Breakthrough benefit every time he puts the pigskin through the goalpost.
Morten and his wife, Jennifer, have pledged $200 to the Center for each successful field goal kick in the regular season.
The Andersens call the program “Kicks for Kids,’’ and they are seeking corporate sponsors to join them in pledging per field goal to increase the impact of each kick.
www.operationbreakthrough.org /Fall03/kicks.html   (328 words)

  
 Denmark - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Perhaps the most famous Dane is actually a mythical figure: Hamlet, the title character of William Shakespeare's greatest play, which was set in a real castle (Kronborg) in Helsingør, north of Copenhagen.
The Dane most well-known in foreign countries is probably Hans Christian Andersen, a writer mostly famous for such fairy tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling.
Morten Andersen, NFL kicker (Only in the United States)
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/e/n/Denmark.html   (1842 words)

  
 ESPN - Morten Andersen Stats, News, Photos - Atlanta Falcons - NFL Football
Morten Andersen has not been involved in any transactions this season.
Falcons vet kicker Andersen sets league scoring record
Morten Andersen became the leading scorer in NFL history Saturday night with a pair of extra points in the Atlanta Falcons' game against Dallas.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/players/profile?statsId=0118   (75 words)

  
 Chiefs' Andersen fighting for his job - NFL - MSNBC.com
Andersen will do most of the place-kicking during Kansas City's preseason game against St. Louis on Monday night.
But Tynes, who failed to unseat Andersen in 2001 and '02, has seemed to hold an edge.
Tynes has never kicked in the NFL, and Andersen is the league's career No. 2 scorer.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5798452   (741 words)

  
 Morten Andersen (Norvège - le site officiel pour la France)
Morten Andersen was born in Akershus, near Oslo, in 1965, and studied at the International Center of Photography in New York.
Morten Andersen tells stories in his works that are based on his own experiences and encounters with people and places.
These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but open, visual stories that invite you to enter the image and follow the various paths he suggests, so that you can create your own stories.
www.norvege.no /photographers/mandersen.htm   (369 words)

  
 Morten Andersen Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andersen was 3-of-3 on field goal attempts, including a season-high 48-yard attempt, in Sunday's loss to Seattle.
At age 44 Andersen is having a soli...
Andersen broke Pro Football Hall of Famer George Blanda's NFL record when he played in his 341st game on Sunday.
www.rotowire.com /football/player.htm?ID=38   (188 words)

  
 Chiefs to cut 44-year-old Andersen - College football - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Morten Andersen is the second-leading scorer in NFL history.
The 44-year-old Andersen has scored 2,259 points since breaking into the NFL with New Orleans in 1982.
Tynes failed to unseat Andersen two years ago in the Chiefs’ camp.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5909036   (628 words)

  
 AllSports' NFL News - Vikings sign K Morten Andersen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andersen was released over the weekend by the Kansas City Chiefs after the club opted to keep former CFL standout Lawrence Tynes.
Andersen has 2,259 career points, 87 shy of matching former Viking Gary Anderson for the most in NFL history.
The biggest kick for Andersen came in the 1998 NFC championship game at the Metrodome, when he converted a 38-yard field goal in overtime to send the Falcons past the heavily-favored Vikings and into Super Bowl XXXIII.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=51028   (324 words)

  
 Triennale 2002 - Morten Andersen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Morten Andersen, born in Norway in 1965, lives in Oslo.
His last exhibition project "Fast City", with a publication under the same name, began in 1999 in Oslo as an international tournee.
As Andersen himself says, his images are created in meetings with people: "You have nothing to do, get up, go, meet people, meet yourself, feel lonely.
www.mkg-hamburg.de /english/ausstell/02_trien/artists/andersen.html   (94 words)

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