Craig Colquitt Explained

Craig Colquitt
Number:5
Position:Punter
Birth Date:June 9, 1954
Birth Place:Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:182
High School:Knoxville (TN) South
College:Tennessee
Draftyear:1978
Draftround:3
Draftpick:76
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Punts
Statvalue1:431
Statlabel2:Punt yards
Statvalue2:17,795
Statlabel3:Longest punt
Statvalue3:74
Pfr:C/ColqCr20

Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is a former American 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 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
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamPunting
Punts
PIT16 66 2,642 2,323 58 40.0 35.2 0 14 4
PIT16 68 2,733 2,297 61 40.2 33.8 0 19 8
PIT16 61 2,483 2,166 54 40.7 35.5 0 13 5
PIT16 84 3,641 2,963 74 43.3 35.3 0 25 16
PIT16 80 3,352 2,794 58 41.9 34.9 0 20 7
PIT16 70 2,883 2,432 62 41.2 34.7 0 21 5
IND1 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

YearTeamPunting
Punts
PIT3 6 254 171 53 42.3 28.5 0 2 1
PIT3 7 297 265 66 42.4 37.9 0 4 1
PIT1 8 327 255 51 40.9 31.9 0 0 1
PIT2 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: 1978 NFL Draft Listing . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: October 28, 2007 . Former Vol Colquitt Kicks In Huge Donation . December 22, 2021 . Elizabethton Star. Google News. Associated Press.
  6. Web site: Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Longman . Jeré . February 1, 2014 . A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time . March 10, 2024 . The New York Times . en-US.
  8. Web site: November 13, 2010 . The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L. . September 30, 2022 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . Associated Press.
  9. Web site: Toppmeyer . Blake . February 2, 2020 . How former Tennessee Vols, Bearden player Dustin Colquitt fared in Super Bowl . March 10, 2024 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
  10. Web site: Harrop . Joanne Klimovich . June 16, 2018 . Grandson's question leads former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt into the literary world . March 10, 2024 . TribLive.com.

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