Kelly Goodburn

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Kelly Goodburn
No. 2
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1962-04-14) April 14, 1962 (age 61)
Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Career information
High school:Correctionville (IA) Eastwood
College:
Undrafted: 1985
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:351
Punt yards:14011
Punting yard average:39.9
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Kelly Joe Goodburn (born April 14, 1962) is a former American football punter with a seven-year career in the National Football League. He entered the NFL by signing as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1987. He played in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins and attended Iowa State University and Emporia State University. Goodburn was raised in the small town of Cushing, Iowa where he led the Eastwood Raiders to an Iowa High School Athletic Association State Championship in 1978.

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