# NFL Legend Morten Andersen in all his glory **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710 "2018-10-30T11:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/1 "2018-10-30T11:15:33Z")
Warning: you cannot unsee this! > ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/2 "2018-10-30T11:20:02Z")
Who is Morten Andersen? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/3 "2018-10-30T11:20:29Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Who is Morten Andersen? The guy in the photo. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/4 "2018-10-30T12:55:41Z")
He was an NFL kicker for 25 years for 6 different teams. He was 48 when he finally retired. He had a ridiculous number of records. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/5 "2018-10-30T12:56:00Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Who is Morten Andersen? A retired NFL placekicker who until this past weekend was the NFL scoring leader. He’s just been passed by Adam Vinatieri. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/6 "2018-10-30T12:57:20Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Warning: you cannot unsee this! > > [https://twitter.com/slackerinc/status/1057228517484699649?s=21](https://twitter.com/slackerinc/status/1057228517484699649?s=21) Well…it was the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/7 "2018-10-30T13:09:54Z")
BTW, if you don’t actually click the photo within the tweet, you will miss those glorious shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/8 "2018-10-30T16:19:58Z")
Sometimes I’m glad I have shit internet that won’t open a damn thing. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/9 "2018-10-30T16:29:21Z")
Not my cup of tea personally, but what’s the problem with the picture? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/10 "2018-10-30T17:43:35Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Not my cup of tea personally, but what’s the problem with the picture? I thought for a moment it was a vintage photo of Sheena Easton. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/11 "2018-10-30T17:48:56Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Not my cup of tea personally, but what’s the problem with the picture? Mostly just that it’s depicting fashion choices that look silly now, particularly on a guy. (To my eye, it’s mostly the shirt that really looks ridiculous.) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/12 "2018-10-30T17:53:41Z")
Seems kinda silly to make fun of a vintage photo for showing people wearing clothes that aren’t in the current style. :: ponders :: well, OK, we mocked old photos of people in turn-of-the-century bathing suits when I was ~ highschool aged I guess. And mohawks, before they _came back_. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/13 "2018-10-30T17:59:57Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Who is Morten Andersen? Up until Sunday, the retired field goal kicker was the NFL’s all time leading scorer. Adam Vinatieri tied and then broke his record. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/14 "2018-10-30T23:20:19Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Seems kinda silly to make fun of a vintage photo for showing people wearing clothes that aren’t in the current style. > > :: ponders :: > > well, OK, we mocked old photos of people in turn-of-the-century bathing suits when I was ~ highschool aged I guess. And mohawks, before they _came back_. I thought it was funny this week during a game broadcast when they showed a photo of [Len Dawson smoking a cigarette](https://i.redd.it/iiol4ejj0ae01.jpg) in the locker room during halftime at Superbowl I. A big reminder of how times change. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/15 "2018-10-31T00:35:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought it was funny this week during a game broadcast when they showed a photo of [Len Dawson smoking a cigarette](https://i.redd.it/iiol4ejj0ae01.jpg) in the locker room during halftime at Superbowl I. A big reminder of how times change. That’s wild. I’m surprised they didn’t know cigarettes directly and immediately negatively impacted athletic performance. You don’t need medical studies to notice that. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/16 "2018-10-31T01:31:30Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > That’s wild. I’m surprised they didn’t know cigarettes directly and immediately negatively impacted athletic performance. You don’t need medical studies to notice that. Of course they knew! That’s why they didn’t smoke them on the sidelines…only during the halftime break. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/17 "2018-10-31T04:34:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought it was funny this week during a game broadcast when they showed a photo of [Len Dawson smoking a cigarette](https://i.redd.it/iiol4ejj0ae01.jpg) in the locker room during halftime at Superbowl I. A big reminder of how times change. [A bit clearer (and color) version of the photo.](https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/blogs/len-dawson-cig-super-bowl-01192014.jpg) In this, you can see that he’s also drinking that well-known sports drink, Fresca. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-legend-morten-andersen-in-all-his-glory/823710/19 "2018-10-31T09:46:07Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Of course they knew! That’s why they didn’t smoke them on the sidelines…only during the halftime break. :smack: