Luke Prestridge
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | September 17, 1956 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Sharpstown (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Baylor | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 7th round, 188th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Luke Prestridge (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos (1979–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1982 season as a member of the Denver Broncos. He played high school football at Sharpstown High School in Houston and college football at Baylor University.[1]
As of 2017[update]'s NFL off-season, Luke Prestridge held at the Broncos franchise records for punts in a game (12; tied with 2 others), and career post-season yards per punt (45.7). In a 1984 game in Week 8 between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, Prestridge booted an 89-yard punt, which at the time tied an NFL record for longest punt.[2] Through the 2018 NFL season, it remained the fourth longest punt in the NFL Super Bowl era.[citation needed]
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 | DEN | 16 | 89 | 3,555 | 2,935 | 63 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 1980 | DEN | 16 | 70 | 3,075 | 2,512 | 57 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 1981 | DEN | 16 | 86 | 3,478 | 2,990 | 67 | 40.4 | 34.8 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| 1982 | DEN | 9 | 45 | 2,026 | 1,699 | 65 | 45.0 | 37.8 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1983 | DEN | 16 | 87 | 3,620 | 2,956 | 60 | 41.6 | 34.0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 1984 | NWE | 9 | 44 | 1,884 | 1,556 | 89 | 42.8 | 35.4 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 82 | 421 | 17,638 | 14,648 | 89 | 41.9 | 34.8 | 0 | 88 | 35 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1979 | DEN | 1 | 6 | 266 | 224 | 52 | 44.3 | 37.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | 1 | 4 | 191 | 133 | 49 | 47.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 10 | 457 | 357 | 52 | 45.7 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Luke Prestridge". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Door swings both ways". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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