Rolf Joachim Benirschke is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 until 1986. He is probably most known for missing a potential 27-yard game-winning field goal in overtime of the playoff game known as the "Epic in Miamiā but then getting a second chance and connecting from 29 yards fourteen minutes into overtime to win the game on January 2, 1982.
Benirschke with the Chargers c. 1982
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating back to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now known as the Los Angeles Chargers.
Hall of Fame Charger Kellen Winslow, who played with San Diego from 1979 to 1987, is considered to be one NFL's all-time tight ends.
The Chargers hosting a pre-season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987.
LaDainian Tomlinson in 2008
Philip Rivers during his first season as starting quarterback in 2006. Rivers compiled 252 total starts in a row with the Chargers and later the Indianapolis Colts before retiring after the 2020 season, resulting in the second longest streak of consecutive starts in NFL history.