Ray Wersching
| Ray Wersching | |
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| Position(s): Placekicker |
Jersey #: N/A |
| Date of birth: August 21 1950 | |
Place of birth:  Mondsee, Austria |
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| Career information | |
| College: California | |
| Teams | |
| 1973-1976 1977-1987 |
San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Raimund "Ray" Wersching (born August 21, 1950 in Mondsee, Austria) was a placekicker in the National Football League for 15 years, from 1973 through 1987. He attended Warren High School in Downey, California. 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, who defeated the Miami Dolphins, 38-16. When he retired, Wersching held 49ers records for points, field goals and extra points. 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
During his playing career, Wersching worked as a CPA in the off-season. Wersching was co-owner of the Ray Wersching Insurance Agency in Redwood City, California until 5 years ago.
Wersching was indicted on March 22, 2006 for embezzling more than $8 million in insurance premiums.1
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