- Werner Hippler
Werner Hippler (born
July 30 ,1970 inCologne ) is a footballtight end from Canada who was born in Germany. He plays for theCologne Centurions , but the majority of his career has been with theFrankfurt Galaxy . Hippler is the leader with the most games played inNFL Europa history.Hippler, who played football at
Burnaby, B.C. High School in Canadabefore moving with his father to California. He played in CollegeatSacramento State for the Division I-AA Hornets in the backfield with future 12-year CFL RB Troy Mills and futureArena Football League starQBAaron Garcia . Hippler signed with theSan Diego Chargers andspent two years on their practice squad. He later went a fullcamp with theDetroit Lions and played one year in the short-livedXFL for theLas Vegas Outlaws . Through 2007 he had played 14 season of Pro Football.Hippler has small roles in two very popular European movies of the populargenre: The Clown and Staight Shooter, opposite Dennis Hopper. He runs asecurity company in Germany called 'Rhein Security' with his football agentand trained for three months in Israel with the ISS. He is married to Kirshenand they have one son named Dennis (born 12/12/97).
External links
* http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9307191
* http://www.rhein-security.de
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