Larry Swider
American football player (1955–2021)
American football player
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Position: | Punter | ||||||
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Born: | (1955-02-01)February 1, 1955 Limestone, Maine, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | August 7, 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 66) Fayetteville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 185 | ||||||
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Lawrence John Swider (February 1, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American football punter. He attended DuBois Area High School in DuBois, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout athlete. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls.[1]
Swider died on August 7, 2021, in Fayetteville, Texas, at age 66.[2]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1979 | DET | 14 | 88 | 3,523 | 2,948 | 72 | 40.0 | 33.5 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
1980 | STL | 16 | 99 | 4,111 | 3,166 | 66 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
1981 | TAM | 13 | 58 | 2,476 | 1,987 | 62 | 42.7 | 33.1 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
1982 | TAM | 9 | 39 | 1,620 | 1,308 | 59 | 41.5 | 32.7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Career | 52 | 284 | 11,730 | 9,409 | 72 | 41.3 | 32.7 | 4 | 44 | 32 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1981 | TAM | 1 | 5 | 192 | 139 | 52 | 38.4 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | TAM | 1 | 6 | 261 | 204 | 52 | 43.5 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 2 | 11 | 453 | 343 | 52 | 41.2 | 31.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football—consensus national champions
- Tom Brzoza
- Matt Cavanaugh
- Al Chesley
- James Corbett
- Jeff Delaney
- Tony Dorsett
- Ed Gallagher
- Bob Gruber
- Jo Jo Heath
- Randy Holloway
- Cecil Johnson
- Gordon Jones
- Bob Jury
- David Logan
- Carson Long
- Don Parrish
- Randy Reutershan
- Al Romano
- Larry Swider
- Willie Taylor
- Elliott Walker
- J. C. Wilson
- Head coach: Johnny Majors
- Assistant coaches: Joe Avezzano
- Harry Jones
- Dave Wannstedt
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