Larry Swider
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No. 12, 10, 9 | |||||||
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Position: | Punter | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Limestone, Maine, U.S. | February 1, 1955||||||
Died: | August 7, 2021 Fayetteville, Texas, U.S. | (aged 66)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 185 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Lawrence John Swider (February 1, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American football punter. He attended DuBois Area High School in DuBois, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout athlete. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls.[1]
Swider died on August 7, 2021, in Fayetteville, Texas, at age 66.[2]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1979 | DET | 14 | 88 | 3,523 | 2,948 | 72 | 40.0 | 33.5 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
1980 | STL | 16 | 99 | 4,111 | 3,166 | 66 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
1981 | TAM | 13 | 58 | 2,476 | 1,987 | 62 | 42.7 | 33.1 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
1982 | TAM | 9 | 39 | 1,620 | 1,308 | 59 | 41.5 | 32.7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Career | 52 | 284 | 11,730 | 9,409 | 72 | 41.3 | 32.7 | 4 | 44 | 32 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1981 | TAM | 1 | 5 | 192 | 139 | 52 | 38.4 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | TAM | 1 | 6 | 261 | 204 | 52 | 43.5 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 2 | 11 | 453 | 343 | 52 | 41.2 | 31.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Larry Swider at Pro Football Reference". www.pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Swider left lasting legacy at DuBois and beyond". Thecourierexpress.com. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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