Harry Newsome

Harry Newsome

No. 18
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1963-01-25) January 25, 1963 (age 62) Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cheraw (SC)
College:	Wake Forest
NFL draft:	1985: 8th round, 214th pick
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1985–1989) Minnesota Vikings (1990–1993)
Career highlights and awards Joe Greene Great Performance Award (1985) Third-team All-American (1983) First-team All-ACC (1983) Career NFL statistics Punts: 683 Punting yards: 29,030 Average punt: 42.5 Longest punt: 84 Inside 20: 61 Stats at Pro Football Reference 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). 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 Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Punting 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 Year Team Punting 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 "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. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.