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]
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 1, 1955 Limestone, Maine, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 7, 2021 (aged 66) Fayetteville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 7 / pick: 185 | ||||||||
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Swider died on August 7, 2021, in Fayetteville, Texas, at age 66.[2]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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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