Tom Birney is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Biography Birney was born Thomas Francis Birney on August 11, 1956 in Bellshill, Scotland. Career Birney played with the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. He played at the collegiate level at Michigan State University. 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. See also List of Green Bay Packers players References 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Bellshill Green Bay Packers players American football placekickers Michigan State Spartans football players