Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL MORTEN ANDERSEN
MORTEN ANDERSEN, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017, will be featured on an NFL media conference call on Wednesday, July 12.
The conference call will begin at 1:30 PM ET.
Conference call directions:
Domestic Dial-In: (800) 745-9476 International Dial-In: (212) 231-2927 Participant Code: Andersen
The 2017 Hall of Fame Class includes Andersen, TERRELL DAVIS, KENNY EASLEY, JERRY JONES, JASON TAYLOR, LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON and KURT WARNER.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls takes place August 3-6, 2017. The annual Hall of Fame Game featuring the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys kicks off the festivities on Thursday, August 3 at 8:00 PM ET. The next night, on Friday, August 4, the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner is where more than 120 Hall of Famers form a gauntlet for the new class to make their way to the stage to put on their Hall of Fame Gold Jacket for the first time.
The Enshrinement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 5 at 7:00 PM ET. The “Concert for Legends” featuring Toby Keith & Kid Rock takes place on Sunday, August 6. COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE
The Enshrinement, Hall of Fame Game and Concert of Legends will be held in the new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The venue is one of nine main components of the $700 million Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village under way in Canton, Ohio.
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MORTEN ANDERSEN BIO
Kicker … 6-2, 218 … Michigan State … 1982-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 New York Giants, 2002-03 Kansas City Chiefs, 2004 Minnesota Vikings … 25 seasons, 382 games … Selected by Saints in 4th round (86th player overall) of 1982 draft … Began career in strike- shortened 1982 season … Scored more than 90 points in 22 seasons … Topped 100-point total 14 times in career … First 100-plus season, 1985, connected on 31 of 35 field goals, 27 extra point conversions, for 120 points, earning first of seven Pro Bowl selections … Also named All-Pro five times … After 13 years with Saints and ranking as team’s all-time leading scorer, joined the Falcons in 1995 … Became Falcons career scoring leader … Spectacular 1995 season, scored a career-high 122 points, including then NFL-record for most 50-yard field goals in season (8) … Dec. 10, 1995, became first kicker to convert three field goals of 50 yards or longer in single game … Set NFL records for career points (2,544), most field goals (565), games played (382) … His 40 field goals of 50-plus yards most in NFL history at retirement … Named to two NFL All-Decade Teams (1980s and 1990s) ... Converted 565 of 709 field goal attempts, 849 of 859 point-after-attempts … Led NFL in field goals, 1987 … Led NFC in scoring, 1992 and topped all conference kickers in most field goals in 1985, 1987, and 1995 … Born August 19, 1960 in Struer, Denmark.
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