Craig Colquitt

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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 was selected by the Steelers with the 76th overall pick in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee.[2] He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.[3][4]

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

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

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

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

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