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Craig Colquitt

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Craig Colquitt
No. 5
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born:(1954-06-09)June 9, 1954(age 70)
Knoxville, Tennessee,U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Knoxville (TN) South
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1978/ Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:431
Punt yards:17,795
Longest punt:74
Player stats atPFR

Joseph Craig Colquitt(born June 9, 1954) is a formerAmerican footballpunterwho spent eight seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) with thePittsburgh Steelers(1978–1981,1983–1984) andIndianapolis Colts(1987).[1]He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the1978 NFL draftout of the University of Tennessee.[2]He was a member of twoSuper Bowlchampionship teams with the Steelers in1978and1979.[3][4]

Colquitt's nephew,Jimmy Colquitt,[5]was a punter for theSeattle Seahawksin1985.[6]He is also the father of two former NFL punters,DustinandBritton Colquitt.[7]All four playedcollege footballat theUniversity of Tennessee.[8]Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs.[9]Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame on July 16, 2009. Craig is the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".[10]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Won theSuper Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1978 PIT 16 66 2,642 2,323 58 40.0 35.2 0 14 4
1979 PIT 16 68 2,733 2,297 61 40.2 33.8 0 19 8
1980 PIT 16 61 2,483 2,166 54 40.7 35.5 0 13 5
1981 PIT 16 84 3,641 2,963 74 43.3 35.3 0 25 16
1983 PIT 16 80 3,352 2,794 58 41.9 34.9 0 20 7
1984 PIT 16 70 2,883 2,432 62 41.2 34.7 0 21 5
1987 IND 1 2 61 54 33 30.5 18.0 1 0 0
Career 97 431 17,795 15,029 74 41.3 34.8 1 112 45

Playoffs

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1978 PIT 3 6 254 171 53 42.3 28.5 0 2 1
1979 PIT 3 7 297 265 66 42.4 37.9 0 4 1
1983 PIT 1 8 327 255 51 40.9 31.9 0 0 1
1984 PIT 2 5 216 187 49 43.2 31.2 1 0 0
Career 9 26 1,094 878 66 42.1 32.5 1 6 3

References

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  1. ^"Craig Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  2. ^"1978 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  3. ^"1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  4. ^"1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  5. ^"Former Vol Colquitt Kicks In Huge Donation".Elizabethton Star.Associated Press. October 28, 2007.RetrievedDecember 22,2021– via Google News.
  6. ^"Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  7. ^Longman, Jeré (February 1, 2014)."A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  8. ^"The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L."The New York Times.Associated Press. November 13, 2010.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedSeptember 30,2022.
  9. ^Toppmeyer, Blake (February 2, 2020)."How former Tennessee Vols, Bearden player Dustin Colquitt fared in Super Bowl".Knoxville News Sentinel.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
  10. ^Harrop, Joanne Klimovich (June 16, 2018)."Grandson's question leads former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt into the literary world".TribLive.RetrievedMarch 10,2024.
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