Harry Kent Newsome Jr. (born January 25, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 25, 1963 Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Cheraw (SC) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 8 / pick: 214 | ||||||||||||
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Newsome was born in Cheraw, South Carolina and played scholastically at Cheraw High School.[1] He played collegiately at Wake Forest,and was a third-team All-American as a junior.[2][3]
Newsome was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL draft.[4] He spent five years with the Steelers, followed by four years with the Minnesota Vikings.
Harry holds the record for the longest punt in Three Rivers Stadium of 84 yards. He shares with Herman Weaver the NFL record for most of his own punts blocked in a career with 14. In 1988, he set the NFL record for most of his own punts blocked in a season with 6.[5]
Today, Newsome lives in his hometown, Cheraw, SC with his wife, Beth. Together, they have three children: Josh, Laurin, and Cody. After retirement, Newsome founded his own landscaping company.
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 | ||
| 1985 | PIT | 16 | 78 | 3,088 | 2,568 | 59 | 39.6 | 32.5 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| 1986 | PIT | 16 | 86 | 3,447 | 2,863 | 64 | 40.1 | 32.2 | 3 | 18 | 11 |
| 1987 | PIT | 12 | 64 | 2,678 | 2,045 | 57 | 41.8 | 31.5 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 1988 | PIT | 16 | 65 | 2,950 | 2,332 | 62 | 45.4 | 32.8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 1989 | PIT | 16 | 82 | 3,368 | 2,827 | 57 | 41.1 | 34.1 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 78 | 3,299 | 2,626 | 61 | 42.3 | 33.2 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| 1991 | MIN | 16 | 68 | 3,095 | 2,469 | 65 | 45.5 | 36.3 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 1992 | MIN | 16 | 72 | 3,243 | 2,604 | 84 | 45.0 | 35.7 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| 1993 | MIN | 16 | 90 | 3,862 | 3,182 | 64 | 42.9 | 35.4 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Career | 140 | 683 | 29,030 | 23,516 | 84 | 42.5 | 33.7 | 14 | 147 | 89 | |
Playoffs
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1989 | PIT | 2 | 7 | 238 | 224 | 50 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | MIN | 1 | 7 | 302 | 232 | 50 | 43.1 | 33.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | MIN | 1 | 8 | 302 | 277 | 57 | 37.8 | 34.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 22 | 842 | 733 | 57 | 38.3 | 31.9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Associated Press All-American Team". The Ithaca Journal. December 6, 1983.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Loede, Matt (2013). 100 Things Steelers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. p. 42. ISBN 9781623683016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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