Jimmy Colquitt

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Jimmy Colquitt
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Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1963-01-17) January 17, 1963 (age 61)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: South-Doyle (Knoxville, Tennessee)
College: Tennessee
Undrafted: 1985
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Punts:12
Punt yards:481
Punt average:40.1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

James Michael Colquitt (born January 17, 1963) is a former American football punter of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1985, playing in two games for them. He played college football at Tennessee. [1]

He is the nephew of former NFL punter Craig Colquitt and cousin to Craig's sons, current NFL punters Britton Colquitt and Dustin Colquitt. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. "Former Vol Colquitt kicks in huge donation". Elizabethton Star. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2010 via Google News.
  3. Longman, Jeré (February 1, 2014). "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.