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 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]
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 | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Craig Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Vol Colquitt Kicks In Huge Donation". Elizabethton Star. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Google News.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Longman, Jeré (February 1, 2014). "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L." The New York Times. Associated Press. November 13, 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Toppmeyer, Blake (February 2, 2020). "How former Tennessee Vols, Bearden player Dustin Colquitt fared in Super Bowl". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harrop, Joanne Klimovich (June 16, 2018). "Grandson's question leads former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt into the literary world". TribLive.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
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