Craig Colquitt
American football player (born 1954)
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Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is an American former professional football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1981, 1983–1984) and Indianapolis Colts (1987).[1] He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Steelers with the 76th overall pick in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft.[2] He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.[3][4]
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | June 9, 1954 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | South (Knoxville) | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1978: 3rd round, 76th overall pick | ||||||||
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Colquitt's nephew, Jimmy Colquitt,[5] was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.[6] He is also the father of two former NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt.[7] All four played college football at the University 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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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| 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 | |
