Frank Garcia (punter)
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 5, 1957 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Arizona) | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona Arizona State UNLV | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979: undrafted | ||||||||
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Frank Benitez Garcia (born June 5, 1957) is an American former professional football punter in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1981. He played college football at Arizona, Arizona State and UNLV.
Garcia also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
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| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1981 | SEA | 1 | 2 | 74 | 74 | 41 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TAM | 16 | 95 | 4,008 | 3,165 | 64 | 42.2 | 33.0 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 1984 | TAM | 16 | 68 | 2,849 | 2,359 | 60 | 41.9 | 34.7 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 1985 | TAM | 16 | 77 | 3,233 | 2,574 | 61 | 42.0 | 32.6 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 1986 | TAM | 16 | 77 | 3,089 | 2,519 | 60 | 40.1 | 32.7 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 1987 | TAM | 12 | 62 | 2,409 | 1,756 | 58 | 38.9 | 28.3 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Career | 77 | 381 | 15,662 | 12,447 | 64 | 41.1 | 32.4 | 3 | 71 | 41 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Zucco, Tom (October 18, 1986). "Little-noticed punter Garcia gets the job done for Bucs". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 3C. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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