Craig Colquitt
No. 5
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1954-06-09) June 9, 1954
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Knoxville (TN) South
College:Tennessee
NFL Draft:1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punting yards:17,795
Punts:431
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1981, 1983–1984) and Indianapolis Colts (1987). He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.

Colquitt's nephew, Jimmy Colquitt,[1] was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985. He is also the father of two former NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt. All four played college football at the University of Tennessee.[2] Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs. Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame July 16, 2009. Craig Colquitt is also the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".

References

  1. ↑ "Elizabethton Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "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.


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