From Austria To Delton, Mich.: How Bernhard Raimann's Foreign Exchange Year Put Him On A Path To The NFL – And Made A Lasting Impact On The Family And Town That Hosted Him
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Almost seven years before he was drafted by the Colts, Bernhard Raimann arrived in America as an Austrian foreign exchange student. And the year he spent in a small town in Michigan was instrumental in turning his dream of playing football into reality –
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Original Title: TIL that when the small town of Delton, Michigan received a foreign exchange student, the host family thought the Austrian boy had exaggerated his size. Bernhard Raimann a) was 6’ 6" tall and b) wanted to play American football. He dominated local teams, got a college scholarship, and is in the NFL.