Klaus Wilmsmeyer
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1967)
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Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr. (born December 4, 1967) is a Canadian-born former American football punter in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and the Miami Dolphins. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 12th round of the 1992 NFL draft.[1]
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | December 4, 1967 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Mississauga (ON) Lorne Park | ||||||||
| College | Louisville | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1992: 12th round, 311th overall pick | ||||||||
| CFL draft | 1992: 5th round, 34th overall pick | ||||||||
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Wilmsmeyer attended Lorne Park Secondary School and played college football at the University of Louisville.
At the University of Louisville, Wilmsmeyer was the team's field goal kicker. His 52-yard field goal in 1989 is tied for the longest in school history.
As an NFL punter, Wilmsmeyer was part of the San Francisco 49ers team from 1992 to 1994, where he won Super Bowl XXIX over the San Diego Chargers.
After leaving San Francisco, he punted for the New Orleans Saints from 1995 to 1996.
In 1998, he rejoined the NFL as a Miami Dolphin, playing there for his final year in professional football.
NFL career statistics
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1992 | SFO | 15 | 49 | 1,918 | 1,701 | 58 | 39.1 | 34.7 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1993 | SFO | 15 | 42 | 1,718 | 1,447 | 61 | 40.9 | 34.5 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 1994 | SFO | 16 | 54 | 2,235 | 1,933 | 60 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 1995 | NOR | 16 | 73 | 2,965 | 2,632 | 53 | 40.6 | 35.6 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 1996 | NOR | 16 | 87 | 3,551 | 2,825 | 63 | 40.8 | 32.5 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| 1998 | MIA | 16 | 93 | 3,949 | 3,350 | 57 | 42.5 | 35.6 | 1 | 23 | 13 |
| Career | 94 | 398 | 16,336 | 13,888 | 63 | 41.0 | 34.7 | 2 | 108 | 37 | |
