Tom Birney is a former

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Spe ...

in the

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Biography

Birney was born Thomas Francis Birney on August 11, 1956 in Bellshill, Scotland.

Career

Birney played with the

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for two seasons. He played at the collegiate level at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

. Tom was the final "straight-on" kicker to break into the NFL as a placekicker. Was a high school track and football coach, in Georgia.

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1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Bellshill Green Bay Packers players American football placekickers Michigan State Spartans football players {{Amfoot-kicker-stub

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