- Ray Wersching
Infobox NFLretired
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position=Kicker
number=14
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|8|21Mondsee ,Austria
deathdate=
debutyear=1973
finalyear=1987
college=California
teams=
*San Diego Chargers (1973-1976)
*San Francisco 49ers (1977-1987)
stat1label=FG Att
stat1value=329
stat2label=FGM
stat2value=222
stat3label=Pct
stat3value=67.5
nfl=WER622932
highlights=
* 1xAll-Pro selection (1986)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Raimund "Ray" Wersching (born
August 21 ,1950 inMondsee, Austria ) is an Austrian who is known for having been a professionalplacekicker in theNational Football League (NFL ) for a span of 15 years, stretching from 1973 through 1987. He attendedWarren High School inDowney ,California .Undrafted after his career atCerritos College and theUniversity of California, Berkeley , Wersching was signed by theSan Diego Chargers , where he played for four years. In 1977, Wersching joined theSan Francisco 49ers . InSuper Bowl XVI , Wersching tied aSuper Bowl record by kicking 4 field goals, and his team won 26-21. He won anotherSuper Bowl ring with the 49ers inSuper Bowl XIX , who defeated theMiami Dolphins , 38-16. When he retired, Wersching held 49ers records for points, field goals andextra point s. He is the twelfth player in NFL history to score 1,000 points in a career. Ray had a unique kicking style as in upon crossing the out of bound line onto the field he always looked down never raising his head until "after" the kick.
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