Roger Ruzek
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 17, 1960 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | San Francisco, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | South San Francisco (CA) El Camino | ||||||
| College: | Weber State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1983 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 93 |
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| Field goal made: | 120 |
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Roger Brian Ruzek (born December 17, 1960) is a former professional American football placekicker. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. Previously he played with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. He was a teammate of Herschel Walker with three different teams (Generals, Cowboys and Eagles). He was given the classic nickname "Who Framed Roger Ruzek" (after Who Framed Roger Rabbit ) by Chris Berman.
Ruzek attended El Camino High School before moving on to Weber State University, where he set different school records: 46 career field goals, 221 career points and a 4 field goal game, which at the time were best in school history. He also made a 51 field goal, second longest in school history at the time.
Ruzek was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns, after not being selected in the 1983 NFL draft. He was released before the 1983 season started, after he couldn't unseat the incumbent kicker Matt Bahr.
After being out of football for a year, he received a tryout invitation from the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League, performing well enough to be named the starter kicker for the 1984 season.
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