Larry Swider
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | February 1, 1955 Limestone, Maine, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 7, 2021 (aged 66) Fayetteville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977: 7th round, 185th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Lawrence John Swider (February 1, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American professional 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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| Led the league | |
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Regular season
[edit]| 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
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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 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Larry Swider Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Swider left lasting legacy at DuBois and beyond". Thecourierexpress.com. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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