Björn Nittmo

Date of birth:	June 26, 1966 (1966-06-26) (age 43)
Place of birth:	Lomma, Sweden
Career information
Position(s):	Kicker
College:	Appalachian State
Organizations
As player:
1989 1991 1993 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001	New York Giants (NFL) Montreal Machine (WLAF) Cleveland Thunderbolts (AFL) Shreveport Pirates (CFL) Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) Buffalo Destroyers (AFL) Arizona Rattlers (AFL) Carolina Cobras (AFL)
Playing stats at NFL.com

Björn Arne Nittmo (born June 26, 1966 in Lomma, Sweden) is a retired American football placekicker, being the first Swedish-born player ever in the National Football League.

[edit] Football career

The left-footed Nittmo, famous for his very long kickoffs, played college football at Appalachian State University. He was the first Swedish-born player in the NFL, when he played for the New York Giants in 1989. He also tried to cut the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs the following year, but didn't make the team. Other teams of his career include the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (this league later became the NFL Europa). He has also played for the Cleveland Thunderbolts and the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League, as well as the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League. In 2005, Nittmo was invited to the Ottawa Renegades' training camp, but was cut prior to the start of the season.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Nittmo appeared on Late Night with David Letterman a few times during his stint with the New York Giants. Letterman seemed to be obsessed with the kicker's name and even coined a new catchphrase to both celebrate and mock him: "Who do you think you are, Bjorn Nittmo?"^[1] (season 8, episode 162). Nittmo's celebrity continued briefly when in 1999, he appeared as a kicker in the football flick Any Given Sunday.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Björn Nittmo at the Internet Movie Database
• AFL stats

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