Episode 23: Jan Stenerud
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On the 23rd episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by his Pro Football Hall of Fame brother and Kansas City Chiefs legend Jan Stenerud (09:09 – 01:03:50). But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll) for a recap of Super Bowl LV, which ended with Tom Brady hoisting his 7th Lombardi Trophy and the Bucs blowing out the Chiefs (01:36). We then move to our interview with Jan, where he discusses a wide array of topics: the amazing journey that led him from a ski jumper in Norway to becoming one of the greatest kickers in the history of the NFL (11:37); the one day that changed his life forever while running the stadium steps at Montana State (17:59); how much his training as a ski jumper had an impact on his success as a kicker (24:05); why he spent his entire career in fear of losing his job (26:01); what he thinks the biggest difference is between kicking now and kicking back in his day (27:44); high praise for Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (34:15); how he was able to be so successful for so many years, as he had a ten year gap between Pro Bowl appearances (34:41); how the Chiefs were able to get so much Hall of Fame talent in the building at the same time during their dominant run in the 1960s (37:33); why Hank Stram was such a singular talent (43:35); how Lamar Hunt could be so understated, yet so powerful in the game of football (44:03); his thoughts on “Lenny the Cool” (44:16); being teammates with Tom Flores (44:42); burying the hatchet with Marv Levy (45:23); why he can’t find a single flaw in Bart Starr (49:47); why James Lofton gave him grief when they first became teammates (50:36); his relationship with Bud Grant (54:13); remembering the late Chris Doleman (56:04); why Archie Manning was not looking forward to playing against the 1985 Bears (56:41); how fun it is to have the Chiefs as a dominant franchise again (57:49); why it would be hard for him to ever put Andy Reid ahead of Hank Stram (59:10); why he still has Bart Starr as the “GOAT” Packers quarterback (59:43); why Mahomes should already be considered among the greatest Chiefs of all-time (01:00:42); why he can’t give a definitive answer to the “GOAT” kicker question (01:01:18); and how important Jan was to Morten being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (01:02:45). Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Paul Bovi for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com (01:04:36 – 01:10:23). Paul tells us what his biggest takeaway was from a gambling perspective from the Bucs impressive victory in Super Bowl LV (01:05:39). The guys take a look at the early odds for next year’s Super Bowl, and explain the types of numbers you should be looking for if you’re making a futures bet this far in advance (01:06:54). Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about Jan Stenerud, and how his example helped shape Morten’s path as a professional football player (01:10:23)
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