Kevin Stemke

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Kevin Stemke
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Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1978-11-23) November 23, 1978 (age 45)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
High school: Preble
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)
College: Wisconsin
Undrafted: 2001
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:33
Punting yards:1,327
Punting average:40.2
Longest punt:56
Inside 20:13
Player stats at PFR

Kevin Stemke (born November 23, 1978) is an American former professional football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, where he won the inaugural Ray Guy Award in 2000.

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Early life

Stemke was born in 1978 to Horst Stemke, a U.S. Olympic soccer player. [2] He graduated from Green Bay's Preble High School in 1997, where he played quarterback.

College career

He played for the Wisconsin Badgers. In his freshman year at Wisconsin, Stemke set the team punting record, averaging 43.9 yards per punt. In his sophomore year, he made the first-team in the Big Ten Conference. His senior year, Stemke broke his own school record, averaging 44.5 yards per punt, also the third-best in the nation. His 42.5 net yards was top in the United States, and received the first Ray Guy Award for the nation's top punter. As of 2009, Stemke still held the Wisconsin records for highest punting average (43.5 yards) and total punting yards (10,660). [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft, Stemke was signed by the Green Bay Packers in April 2001. [2] [4]

The Raiders signed Stemke in August 2002, [5] where he played in two games before being cut. Stemke was signed by the Dolphins in January 2003, [6] who in turn allocated him to the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe, [7] but waived him prior to the start of the NFL regular season. [8] The Redskins cut Stemke in August 2004. [9]

Stemke was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Rams in November 2004 to replace Sean Landeta. [10] He was released before the start of the 2005 season in favor of Reggie Hodges.

After football

As of 2008, Stemke worked as director of business development for Replay Photos. [11]

The Kevin Stemke Award is presented annually to the Wisconsin high school senior kicker/punter. [3]

Personal life

Stemke is married to Lizzy Fitzgerald Stemke, a former member of the United States women's national volleyball team. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Stemke". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Stemke Agrees to Terms: Should Realize Dream Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "High School Football / Wisconsin Sports Network - WisSports.net". Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ "CNNSI.com - NFL Football - Rookie Roundup: Teams start signing undrafted players - Wednesday April 25, 2001 01:02 AM". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  5. ↑ "RAIDERS NOTEBOOK / Starting offense stymied". August 16, 2002.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. January 24, 2003.
  7. ↑ Scottish Claymores 2003 Season
  8. ↑ "SI.com - NFL - Roundup: Browns' Verba out for season - Friday August 29, 2003 9:47PM". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  9. ↑ Demasio, Nunyo (August 30, 2004). "Mitchell, Russell Are Among Players Cut". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ University of Wisconsin press release. "University of Wisconsin contributes to "Extreme Makeover" Episode on Oct. 12" October 10, 2008
  12. ↑ Vic Feuerherd, "Nebraska Coach John Cook Returns to Madison for the First Time Since Coaching UW" Wisconsin State Journal, December 7, 2007 at B1.
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