- Jim Bakken
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1940|11|2
Birthplace=Madison, Wisconsin
DateOfDeath=
College=Wisconsin
Position=Kicker
DraftedYear=1962
DraftedRound=7 / Pick 88
Career Highlights=Y
Awards=
ProBowls=4
Honors=NFL 1970s All-Decade Team NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
years=1962-1978
teams=St. Louis Cardinals
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=BAKKEJIM01James LeRoy Bakken (born
November 2 ,1940 ,Madison, Wisconsin ) is a formerAmerican football punter andplacekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a four-timePro Bowl selection, and was named to both theNFL 1960s All-Decade Team and theNFL 1970s All-Decade Team by the voters of thePro Football Hall of Fame .In 1967, Bakken set the record for most field goals in a game with 7 (out of 9 attempts, also a record). The single-game record for field goals was later tied by
Rich Karlis in 1989,Chris Boniol in 1996,Billy Cundiff in 2003.The record was finally broken, with 8 field goals in a single game, by
Rob Bironas in 2007.External links
* [http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2001_09_06_17_04_00_fb Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Hall of Fame biography]
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