:Bernie Ruoff

{{Short description|German gridiron football player (born 1951)}}

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| name = Bernie Ruoff

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|10|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = West Germany

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| number = 10

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| position1 = Punter
Placekicker

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| college = Syracuse University

| playing_years1 = 1975–1979

| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| playing_years2 = 1980–1987

| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| playing_years3 = 1988

| playing_team3 = New England Steamrollers

| playing_years4 = 1988

| playing_team4 = BC Lions

| career_highlights =

• Grey Cup champion (1986)
• 2× Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy ({{CFL Year|1976}}, {{CFL Year|1979}})

| CFLAllStar = 1980, 1984

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Bernd A. Ruoff (born October 12, 1951) is a former punter and placekicker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1975 to 1979 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1980 to 1987 of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web|title=Orange in the Pros|publisher=Syracuse Athletics|url=http://suathletics.syr.edu/sports/2006/2/8/orangepros.aspx|access-date=2010-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111062949/http://suathletics.syr.edu/sports/2006/2/8/orangepros.aspx|archive-date=2010-01-11|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Bernie Ruoff signs new deal with the Lions|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=1988-08-04}} He finished his CFL career in 1988, playing 5 games for the British Columbia Lions. 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).{{cite web|title=CFL Records|publisher=TSN|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=9758}} He attended college at Syracuse University,{{cite news|title=Syracuse Defeats Pitt, 10-6, on Praetorius's Score and Ruoff's Field Goal; SHUTOUT AVERTED IN FINAL SECONDS Panthers Recover a Blocked Kick in End Zone -- Orange Defense Stands Out|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1973-10-29|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/29/archives/syracuse-defeats-pitt-106-on-praetoriuss-score-and-ruoffs-field.html}} where he played for Hall of Fame coach Ben Schwartzwalder. He attended Cameron Heights Collegiate School.

Ruoff also played for one season in the Arena Football League as a member of the Providence, Rhode Island–based New England Steamrollers in the summer of 1988.{{cite web|title=1988 New England Steamrollers|date=17 February 2012 |publisher=Fun While It Lasted|url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/2012/02/17/92-new-england-steamrollers/}}