// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Cliff Parsley say when he fell? "I'm in a pickle now
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | December 26, 1954 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977 (6th round, 147th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Cliff Donald Parsley (born December 26, 1954) is a former punter for the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played for the Houston Oilers from 1977 to 1982.[2] He played college football at Oklahoma State and was selected to the Big 8 All-decade team for the 1970s.[3]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1977 | HOU | 14 | 77 | 3,030 | 2,510 | 55 | 39.4 | 31.8 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 1978 | HOU | 16 | 91 | 3,539 | 2,902 | 59 | 38.9 | 31.5 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| 1979 | HOU | 16 | 93 | 3,777 | 2,951 | 59 | 40.6 | 31.7 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1980 | HOU | 16 | 67 | 2,727 | 2,173 | 57 | 40.7 | 32.4 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 1981 | HOU | 16 | 79 | 3,137 | 2,717 | 62 | 39.7 | 34.4 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 1982 | HOU | 4 | 24 | 926 | 751 | 51 | 38.6 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 82 | 431 | 17,136 | 14,004 | 62 | 39.8 | 32.3 | 3 | 88 | 33 | |
Playoffs
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1978 | HOU | 3 | 16 | 631 | 470 | 49 | 39.4 | 29.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | HOU | 3 | 15 | 580 | 518 | 50 | 38.7 | 34.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOU | 1 | 9 | 396 | 347 | 56 | 44.0 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 40 | 1,607 | 1,335 | 56 | 40.2 | 33.4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cliff Parsley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Oilers Hire James After Punt Off". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP. December 4, 1982. p. 3B. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Writers Choose Big 8 All-decade Team ". Daily Mail. Nevada, Missouri: AP. September 6, 1979. p. 23B. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
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