Bernd A. Ruoff (born October 12, 1951) is a former punter and placekicker for the

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from 1975 to 1979 and the

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from 1980 to 1987 of the

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(CFL). He finished his CFL career in 1988, playing 5 games for the

British Columbia Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions playe ...

. Ruoff scored 1,772 points in 14 seasons in the CFL and is one of the leading scorers in league history. He also holds CFL records for the most punts in one game (22 in 1984), and most punting yards in one game (1,054 in 1984). He attended college at

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, where he played for Hall of Fame coach Ben Schwartzwalder. He attended Cameron Heights Collegiate School. Ruoff also played for one season in the

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as a member of the Providence, Rhode Island–based

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in the summer of 1988.

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