Harry Newsome

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Harry Newsome
No. 18
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1963-01-25) January 25, 1963 (age 61)
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  / round: 8 / pick: 214
Career history
Career highlights and awards
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).

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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

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamPunting
GPPuntsYdsNet YdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20TB
1985 PIT 16783,0882,5685939.632.51177
1986 PIT 16863,4472,8636440.132.231811
1987 PIT 12642,6782,0455741.831.51813
1988 PIT 16652,9502,3326245.432.86910
1989 PIT 16823,3682,8275741.134.11159
1990 MIN 16783,2992,6266142.333.21198
1991 MIN 16683,0952,4696545.536.301710
1992 MIN 16723,2432,6048445.035.711915
1993 MIN 16903,8623,1826442.935.40256
Career14068329,03023,5168442.533.71414789

Playoffs

YearTeamPunting
GPPuntsYdsNet YdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20TB
1989 PIT 272382245034.028.0120
1992 MIN 173022325043.133.1020
1993 MIN 183022775737.834.6031
Career4228427335738.331.9171

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Cheraw High School is in South Carolina. It is part of the Chesterfield County School District. It is at 649 Chesterfield Highway. Braves are the school mascot. It serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of about 650. A majority of students are African American and 100 percent of the student body is categorized as economically disadvantaged. The school's math and reading scores are below the state average.

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Associated Press All-American Team". The Ithaca Journal. December 6, 1983.
  4. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ 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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