Dick Van Raaphorst
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||
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| Date of birth: | December 10, 1942 | ||
| Place of birth: | Port Huron, Michigan | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Charlevoix (MI) | ||
| College: | Ohio State | ||
| NFL Draft: |
1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 138 (By the Cleveland Browns) |
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Richard William Van Raaphorst (born December 10, 1942 in Port Huron, Michigan) is a former American football placekicker in the American Football League for the San Diego Chargers. He also played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Ohio State University.
Van Raaphorst attended Charlevoix High School, before moving on to Ohio State University.
He was named the starter of the 1961 team coached by Woody Hayes that won the Big Ten Conference, but the Ohio State faculty council wanting to show that football was not overemphasized, voted against sending the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl. The University of Minnesota was the replacement team that beat UCLA 21-3.
As a senior, he broke the school and conference distance record with a 48-yard field goal. The next game he broke it again with a 49-yard field goal. He also set a record with 6 field goals in Big Ten Conference games and 8 in the season. The next game he broke it again with a 49-yard field goal.
Van Raaphorst was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round (138th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft. On August 24, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a draft choice, after the team decided to keep 40-year-old Lou Groza as the starter.
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