Werner Hippler is a football tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 from Canada who was born in Germany. He played for the Cologne Centurions

Cologne Centurions

The Cologne Centurions were an American football team that played in NFL Europe. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct Barcelona Dragons. They played their home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne....

, but the majority of his career has been with the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

. Hippler is the leader with the most games played in NFL Europa history.

Hippler, who played football at Burnaby, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 High School in Canada
before moving with his father to California. He played in College
at Sacramento State for the Division I-AA Hornets in the backfield
with future 12-year CFL RB Troy Mills

Troy Mills (Canadian football)

Troy Mills was a Canadian Football League running back who played nine seasons for six different teams.- References :...

 and future Arena Football League star
QB Aaron Garcia. Hippler signed with the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 and
spent two years on their practice squad. He later went a full
camp with the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 and played one year in the short-lived XFL

XFL

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for the Las Vegas Outlaws

Las Vegas Outlaws

The Las Vegas Outlaws were an American football team in the short-lived XFL in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme, San Francisco Demons and Memphis Maniax...

. Through 2007 he had played 14 season of Pro Football.

Hippler has small roles in two very popular European movies of the popular
genre: The Clown and Straight Shooter, opposite Dennis Hopper. He runs a
security company in Germany called 'Rhein Security' with his football agent
and trained for three months in Israel with the ISS. He is married to Kirshen
and they have one son named Dennis (born 12/12/97).

External links

• http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9307191
• http://www.rhein-security.de