| Chris Gartner | |
| Number: | 10 |
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 170 |
| High School: | Princeton (NJ) |
| College: | Indiana |
| Undraftedyear: | 1973 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 11 |
| Pfr: | GartCh20 |
Sven Chris Gartner (born July 12, 1950) is a Swedish former American football kicker who played one season for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He went to college at Indiana.[1]
Chris Gartner was born on July 12, 1950, in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is one of only 9 Swedish NFL players.[2] He went to high school in Princeton, New Jersey, and attended college at the University of Indiana.[3] He played for their football team, the Hoosiers, and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2019.[4] In his senior year, 1972, he was named first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten after setting school records for single-season scores (14), field goals in a game (4), and longest field goal (52 yards).[4] In a 34 to 35 win against Kentucky, he became the only IU player to ever have two 50+ yard field goals in a game.[4]
He was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1973, but was released in July.
In 1974, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns as a second kicker to handle kickoff duties.[5] He played there for 11 games.[6] Gartner was released shortly before the start of the '75 season.