Damien Nygaard

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Damien Nygaard
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Full name Damien Patrick Nygaard
Date of birth (1945-05-24) 24 May 1945 (age 75)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1964–1969 Norwood 096 (34)
1970–1971 West Perth 014 0(4)
Total110 (38)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Damien Patrick Nygaard (born 24 May 1945) is a retired Australian athlete. He played 96 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) matches with Norwood and made three appearances for South Australia between 1964 and 1969. Nygaard is probably best remembered by most for his collision with Glenelg hard-man Neil Kerley in 1969 where he sustained a broken jaw.

He finished his Australian football career with West Perth, where despite being a much hyped recruit, he failed to live up to his expected promise. Despite this, Nygaard tried his hand at the American gridiron in 1974, as punter with the National Football League's Green Bay Packers, more than fifteen years before a more successful conversion by Darren Bennett.

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