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- ↑ "Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers' Dicker makes NFL's first fair-catch kick in 48 years)". AP(per Yahoo), Dec 19, 2024;"The rule is obscure because teams rarely find themselves in circumstances to make such a kick feasible. Only five NFL teams had previously tried the kick in the 21st century, and nobody had successfully executed it since Ray Wersching did it for the San Diego Chargers 48 years ago."
- ↑ "Quirky Research: NFL fair catch kick attempts™".
- ↑ "Kicker lined up success in NFL, but life after game proves harder". April 21, 2009.
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- ↑ "SAN FRANCISCO / Former 49er indicted in embezzlement case / Ray Wersching was a placekicker for S.F. from 1977 to '87". March 23, 2006.
- ↑ "Charges dropped against Ray Wersching". UPI. December 16, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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