Ray Wersching
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| Born: | August 21, 1950 Mondsee, Austria | ||||||||
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Raimund "Ray" Wersching (born August 21, 1950) is an Austrian former placekicker in the NFL. He played in the NFL for a span of 15 years, from 1973 through 1987.
Early career
He attended Warren High School in Downey, California.
NFL career
Undrafted after his career at Cerritos College and the University of California, Berkeley, Wersching was signed by the San Diego Chargers, where he played for four years. In 1977, Wersching joined the San Francisco 49ers. In Super Bowl XVI, Wersching tied a Super Bowl record by kicking 4 field goals, and his team won 26-21. He won another Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX, defeating the Miami Dolphins 38-16. When he retired, Wersching held 49ers records for points, field goals and extra points. He was the twelfth player in NFL history to score 1,000 points in a career, and was the most recent player to have scored from a fair catch kick.[1]
Wersching had a unique kicking style. Upon crossing the out of bound line onto the field to kick a field goal or extra-point, he always looked down, never raising his head until after he kicked.[2]
Other
Wersching holds an inactive public accountant's license.[3] He was a contestant on the original version of the game show High Rollers in 1975.[4]
References
- ^ NFL Fair Catch Kick Attempts, Quirkyresearch
- ^ Kicker lined up success in NFL, but life after game proves harder, Richard Whiting, SFGate/Chronicle 21 April 2009
- ^ http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/WLLQRYNA$LCEV2.QueryView?P_LICENSE_NUMBER=40595&P_LTE_ID=783
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9ZNqy-ZDM
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- 1950 births
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- Austrian players of American football
- American football placekickers
- California Golden Bears football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- American people of Austrian descent
- Sportspeople from Downey, California
- People from Vöcklabruck District
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- Cerritos Falcons football players
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