Ralf Mojsiejenko
{{Short description|German gridiron football player (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ralf Mojsiejenko
| number = 2
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|28}}
| birth_place = Salzgitter, West Germany
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 209
| high_school = Bridgman
(Bridgman, Michigan)
| college = Michigan St.
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 96
| pastteams =
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1989|1990}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1991}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 413
| statlabel2 = Punting yards
| statvalue2 = 17,533
| statlabel3 = Punt average
| statvalue3 = 42.5
| pfr = MojsRa20
}}
Ralf Mojsiejenko (born January 28, 1963) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1991 for three teams. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Michigan State University. Of Ukrainian descent, he came to the United States when he was nine months old.{{cite news|last=Fachet|first=Robert|title=Reunited With Sevier, Mojsiejenko Rejoices|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-01-sp-1329-story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|date=1 September 1989|access-date=24 January 2019}}
He currently resides in his childhood hometown of Bridgman, Michigan with his wife Mary, daughter Alexandra, and two sons Parker and Cooper. Ralf's youngest son Cooper, attributable, followed Ralf's punting and kicking skillset competing at Central Michigan University for four years.{{Cite web|title=Cooper Mojsiejenko, Central Michigan Chippewas, Athlete|url=https://247sports.com/player/cooper-mojsiejenko-37643/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=247Sports|language=en-US}}
As a college kicker, his first field-goal attempt of his career was a successful 61-yarder in 1982 against the University of Illinois.Postman, Andrew and Stone, Larry (2003). "The Ultimate Book of Sports Lists", p.248. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, {{ISBN|1-57912-277-9}}
NFL career statistics
;Regular season
{{NFL punting stats start}}
|-
| 16 || 68 || 2,881 || 42.4 || 35.7 || 15 || 9
|-
| 16 || 72 || 3,026 || 42.0 || 32.9 || 15 || 11
|-
| 12 || 67 || 2,875 || 42.9 || 33.5 || 15 || 12
|-
| 16 || 85 || 3,745 || 44.1 || 34.5 || 22 || 11
|-
| 16 || 62 || 2,663 || 43.0 || 33.3 || 21 || 9
|-
| 12 || 43 || 1,687 || 39.2 || 34.2 || 17 || 0
|-
| 5 || 16 || 656 || 41.0 || 29.7 || 0 || 4
|-
|- class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
! 93 || 413 || 17,533 || 42.5 || 33.9 || 105 || 56
|}
References
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