When he was with the New York Giants, Bjorn Arne Nittmo (born in Lomma, Sweden) became the league's first Swedish-born player. Nittmo attended Appalachian State University and played football there. Charles Michael Romes (born in Verdun, France) was a cornerback with the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. He attended Le Moyne College and played for the Bills and the Chargers. Bjorn Arne Nittmo was born on January 4th, 1944 in Lomma, Sweden. He went to school in Uleåborg and then moved to America when he was 18 years old. He played eight seasons for the New York Giants from 1967 to 1974. During that time, they won two championships: 1969 and 1970. After his career with the Giants, he went back to Sweden where he coached football and bandy (field hockey) at the junior level. He died of cancer on August 30th, 2004 in Lund, Sweden. Nittmo was inducted into the New York Giants Hall of Fame in 1978. The following year, the team's organization decided to honor him by naming one of their minor league teams after him: the Iowa Barnstormers. The team still plays in the North American League but now they are based in Des Moines, Iowa instead of New York City. Charles Michael Romes was born on October 21st, 1945 in Verdun, France.