1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁football ▁player ▁who ▁later ▁started ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁in ▁American ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁U . S .. ▁ ▁Career ▁Lin hart ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Don aw itz , ▁Austria . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁association ▁football ▁for ▁Wiener ▁Sport club ▁in ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Bundes liga ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁the ▁Austria ▁national ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁as ▁a ▁place k icker . ▁He ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁NFL ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts . ▁Lin hart ▁was ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁twice , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁leading ▁sc orer ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁T oni ▁Lin hart ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁Aust ri ans ▁who ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁NFL , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁being ▁Ray ▁W ersch ing ▁and ▁T oni ▁F rit sch , ▁also ▁place k ick ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Lin hart ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts , ▁but ▁was ▁cut ▁after ▁playing ▁ 3 ▁games . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁J ets ▁signed ▁him ▁before ▁week ▁ 8 ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁injured ▁Pat ▁Le ah y . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁J ets