So I'm bored with not much happening until football starts up again. I was thinking about the good kickers we've had in the past, but I don't remember them all. The best ones I remember are Azar, Nendick, and Ivanic (without looking at the statistics). I don't go back any farther than that so I don't know about earlier kickers. Salerno seemed pretty good too. Hagan has a chance to be very good IMO. Sims had some big kicks but tailed off too much his senior year.

Him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wittum

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't one of our posters a former Huskie kicker?

(06-28-2016 04:21 PM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  Isn't one of our posters a former Huskie kicker?

The only one I know of is a former punter.

Vince Scott back in the 80s

Ivanic

Game winning kick to beat Wisconsin

(06-29-2016 11:43 AM)BearDownNIU Wrote:  Ivanic

Game winning kick to beat Wisconsin

That was awesome!

Sims game winning kick against Iowa was legit.....

(06-28-2016 02:01 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  So I'm bored with not much happening until football starts up again. I was thinking about the good kickers we've had in the past, but I don't remember them all. The best ones I remember are Azar, Nendick, and Ivanic (without looking at the statistics). I don't go back any farther than that so I don't know about earlier kickers. Salerno seemed pretty good too. Hagan has a chance to be very good IMO. Sims had some big kicks but tailed off too much his senior year.

Jordon Lynch-punter

Over the last 15 yrs, all of our place kickers have been great, until they get to be Seniors. Then they have a down year. No worries this year though, Hagan's a Jr.

Seems like people aren't a huge fan of Nendick, but technically he was the best pro kicking prospect to come out of NIU. He had an offer from the Redskins I believe but tore is quad and was out for some time. Pretty awful timing for him. However he still is big in coaching and training a lot of high level kick prospects in high school to this day. Just wish our coaches would use him more with all the relationships he has w kicking prospects


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Him and Azar are the two best I've seen for NIU.

(06-28-2016 04:21 PM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  Isn't one of our posters a former Huskie kicker?

Ivanic i believe

(06-30-2016 11:36 AM)BearDownNIU Wrote:  

(06-28-2016 04:21 PM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  Isn't one of our posters a former Huskie kicker?

Ivanic i believe

Ivanic doesn't post, but MileHighHuskie is a former kicker.

IMO, the top 3 kickers were:

Ivanic
Scott
Azar

(06-29-2016 08:30 PM)142niu Wrote:  Sims game winning kick against Iowa was legit.....

His kick in Detroit wasn't too shabby, either.

Now, if only we could find a consistently good punter.

Dobay, Jamie Dobay.

Tom Wittum was our best. Jim Hannula was very good punter.

Wittum. Punted and placekicked (in addition to being an outstanding Baseball player).

Played five seasons with 49ers, made two Pro Bowls.