Craig Colquitt

American football player (born 1954)

American football player

Craig Colquitt

No. 5
Position:| Punter
Personal information
Born:|  (1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 69)
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

* Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1984)
* Indianapolis Colts (1987)

Career highlights and awards

* 2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV)

Career NFL statistics
| Punting yards:| 17,795

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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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/jul/03/just-for-kicks/
* https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/sports/football/for-the-colquitt-punters-4th-down-is-family-time.html
* https://CraigColquitt.com
* Order Children's Book: https://craigcolquitt.com/order-the-book/ Archived June 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

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Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 NFL draft selections

* Ron Johnson
* Willie Fry
* Craig Colquitt
* Larry Anderson
* Randy Reutershan
* Mark Dufresne
* Rick Moser
* Andre Keys
* Lance Reynolds
* Doug Becker
* Tom Jurich
* Nat Terry
* Tom Brzoza
* Brad Carr

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Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII champions

* 5 Craig Colquitt
* 10 Roy Gerela
* 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP)
* 15 Mike Kruczek
* 18 Cliff Stoudt
* 20 Rocky Bleier
* 21 Tony Dungy
* 23 Mike Wagner
* 24 J. T. Thomas
* 25 Ray Oldham
* 29 Ron Johnson
* 30 Larry Anderson
* 31 Donnie Shell
* 32 Franco Harris
* 35 Jack Deloplaine
* 38 Sidney Thornton
* 39 Rick Moser
* 40 Randy Reutershan
* 47 Mel Blount
* 51 Loren Toews
* 52 Mike Webster
* 53 Dennis Winston
* 55 Jon Kolb
* 56 Robin Cole
* 57 Sam Davis
* 58 Jack Lambert
* 59 Jack Ham
* 62 Willie Fry
* 64 Steve Furness
* 65 Tom Beasley
* 66 Ted Petersen
* 67 Gary Dunn
* 68 L. C. Greenwood
* 69 Fred Anderson
* 72 Gerry Mullins
* 74 Ray Pinney
* 75 Joe Greene
* 76 John Banaszak
* 77 Steve Courson
* 78 Dwight White
* 79 Larry Brown
* 82 John Stallworth
* 83 Theo Bell
* 84 Randy Grossman
* 86 Jim Smith
* 87 Jim Mandich
* 88 Lynn Swann
* 89 Bennie Cunningham

* Head coach: Chuck Noll

* Coaches: Rollie Dotsch
* Dick Hoak
* Tom Moore
* George Perles
* Louis Riecke
* Paul Uram
* Dick Walker
* Woody Widenhofer

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Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions

* 5 Craig Colquitt
* 9 Matt Bahr
* 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP)
* 15 Mike Kruczek
* 20 Rocky Bleier
* 23 Mike Wagner
* 24 J. T. Thomas
* 27 Greg Hawthorne
* 29 Ron Johnson
* 30 Larry Anderson
* 31 Donnie Shell
* 32 Franco Harris
* 33 Anthony Anderson
* 35 Jack Deloplaine
* 38 Sidney Thornton
* 39 Rick Moser
* 45 Russell Davis
* 47 Mel Blount
* 49 Dwayne Woodruff
* 50 Tom Graves
* 51 Loren Toews
* 52 Mike Webster
* 53 Dennis Winston
* 54 Zack Valentine
* 55 Jon Kolb
* 56 Robin Cole
* 57 Sam Davis
* 58 Jack Lambert
* 59 Jack Ham
* 62 Willie Fry
* 63 Thom Dornbrook
* 64 Steve Furness
* 65 Tom Beasley
* 66 Ted Petersen
* 67 Gary Dunn
* 68 L. C. Greenwood
* 72 Gerry Mullins
* 75 Joe Greene
* 76 John Banaszak
* 77 Steve Courson
* 78 Dwight White
* 79 Larry Brown
* 82 John Stallworth
* 83 Theo Bell
* 84 Randy Grossman
* 85 Calvin Sweeney
* 86 Jim Smith
* 88 Lynn Swann
* 89 Bennie Cunningham

* Head coach: Chuck Noll

* Coaches: Rollie Dotsch
* Dick Hoak
* Tom Moore
* George Perles
* Louis Riecke
* Paul Uram
* Dick Walker
* Woody Widenhofer

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