Herberton "Rusty" Fricke (born September 1, 1964) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Sp ...

who played five seasons in the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

with the Pittsburgh Gladiators, Denver Dynamite and

Cincinnati Rockers The Cincinnati Rockers were an arena football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They began play in 1992 as an expansion team in the Arena Football League and competed through the 1993 season before they suspended operations due to low attendance. ...

. Fricke played college football at

Lycoming College Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church but operates as an independent institution. Through its history, it has been an ac ...

. He was AFL Kicker of the Year and First Team All-Arena in 1991. He was named to the AFL 10th Anniversary Team in 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fricke, Rusty Living people 1964 births Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football placekickers Lycoming Warriors football players Pittsburgh Gladiators players Denver Dynamite (arena football) players Cincinnati Rockers players People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania