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Jim Bakken

Jim Bakken, American football player

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Born
November 2, 1940
Age in 2026
86
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1940

About Jim Bakken

James LeRoy Bakken is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, playing occasionally as a punter as well. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL 1960s and 1970s All-Decade Team. Bakken is one of 29 individuals to be named to two All-Decade teams. In the first fifty seasons of the NFL (1920-1969), for all field goal kickers with 200 field goal attempts, Bakken ranked 1st at 61.5, having made 134 of his 218 attempts. Bakken was the first NFL kicker to attempt nine field goals and successfully convert seven in a Week 2 28–14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pitt Stadium on September 24, 1967. In 1960, he became the first punter in school history to average more than 40 yards per punt (41.9); and was seventh in the nation in punting average.

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Jim Bakken timeline

  1. In the first fifty seasons of the NFL (1920-1969), for all field goal kickers with 200 field goal attempts, Bakken ranked 1st at 61.5, having made 134 of his 218 attempts.
  2. In 1960, he became the first punter in school history to average more than 40 yards per punt (41.9); and was seventh in the nation in punting average.
  3. Bakken was the first NFL kicker to attempt nine field goals and successfully convert seven in a Week 2 28–14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pitt Stadium on September 24, 1967.

The world when Jim Bakken was born

Jim Bakken was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jim Bakken's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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