Rusty Fricke
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| Position | Kicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 1, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Lycoming | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Herberton "Rusty" Fricke (born September 1, 1964) is an American former professional football placekicker who played five seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Pittsburgh Gladiators, Denver Dynamite and Cincinnati Rockers. Fricke played college football at Lycoming College.
Herberton Fricke was born on September 1, 1964.[1] He played soccer growing up.[2] He did not play football until his junior year of high school in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[2]
College career
Fricke was a member of the Lycoming Warriors of Lycoming College from 1983 to 1986 and was a three-year starter.[1][3] In 1984, he earned Associated Press honorable mention Little All-American and Pizza Hut/SID honorable mention All-American honors.[3] He made eight of 12 field goals his senior year while also converting 39 extra points, garnering Pizza Hut/SID honorable mention All-American honors for the second time.[3] Fricke set school records for longest field goal with a 56-yarder in 1984 and best career extra point percentage (95.3% on 101 of 106 kicking).[3] He was also a two-time first-team All-Middle Atlantic Conferences selection.[3] He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1994.[3]