Jim Bakken

• 4x Pro Bowl selection (1965, 1967, 1975, 1976 )
• 5x All-Pro selection (1967, 1968, 1974-1976 ) 1 2 team
• NFL 1970s All- Decade Team
• NFL 1960s All- Decade Team

James LeRoy Bakken ( born November 2, 1940 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA) is an American former American football player. He played as a punter and kicker in the National Football League ( NFL).

Career

Bakken first played at the University of Wisconsin -Madison and was pulled in the 1962 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of 88 place. Bakken played 17 years for the Cardinals. In 1967 he managed to win seven field goals in a game this was, until 2007, a league record in the NFL dar. 1974, he led his team to the play -offs, where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, however, at an early stage with 30:14. Bakken was able to achieve two point after touchdown. The following year, the Cardinals failed in the play- offs at the Los Angeles Rams 35:23. Bakken scored a field goal and scored two extra points.

Overall, he was able to achieve 282 field goals during his career. Chance Bakken was also used as a punter. After the 1978 season, he finished his career. Jim Bakken is ranked 19 of the NFL rankings on most points scored in a professional career.

Honors

Jim Bakken played four times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He was elected to the All-Pro five times and is a member of the NFL 1960s All- Decade Team and the NFL 1970s All- Decade Team.