Robert Sawyer (American football)
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Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Punter | ||||
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| Born | November 18, 1962 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Waxahachie | ||||
| College | Baylor | ||||
| NFL draft | 1986: undrafted | ||||
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Robert Meade (Buzz) Sawyer (born November 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
Sawyer attended Waxahachie High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Baylor University. He became a starter at punter as a sophomore, posting 45 punts for 1,178 yards (26.2-yard avg.).
As a junior, Sawyer tallied 73 punts for 3,275 yards, a 44.9-yard average (school record and led the conference) and seven punts of 60-plus yards (school record).[1]
As a senior, he registered 52 punts for 2,332 yards (44.8-yard avg.). At the time, he held the school career record for punting average (43.4) and the school's top two punting seasons.[2]