Rolf Benirschke

Rolf Benirschke (born February 7 1955) was a kicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987.

About Rolf

Rolf attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, California. In the 1977 NFL Draft he was the second-to-last pick by the Oakland Raiders, who traded him to San Diego for his rookie year. He attended college at the University of California at Davis.

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La Jolla High School - La Jolla - California - 1977 - NFL Draft - Oakland Raiders - University of California at Davis

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In his rookie year in 1978, Rolf made all 12 of his 12 field goals. In the off-season before the 1978 season, his second season, Rolf developed chronic fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. He learned that he had ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease. Despite staying in the hospital for weeks at end, he made 34 of 38 field goals that year. He was named the NFL Man of the Year in 1983.

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Field goals - Ulcerative colitis - Inflammatory bowel disease - NFL Man of the Year - 1983

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