American football player (born 1956)
American football player
Luke Prestridge Position: Punter Born: (1956-09-17 ) September 17, 1956 (age 67) Houston, Texas , U.S.Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) High school: Sharpstown (Houston, Texas)College: Baylor NFL draft: 1979 / round: 7 / pick: 188
Punts :421 Punt yards: 17,638 Longest punt: 89
Player stats at PFR
Luke Prestridge (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos (1979–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1982 season as a member of the Denver Broncos. He played high school football at Sharpstown High School in Houston and college football at Baylor University .[ 1]
As of 2017[update] 's NFL off-season, Luke Prestridge held at the Broncos franchise records for punts in a game (12; tied with 2 others), and career post-season yards per punt (45.7). In a 1984 game in Week 8 between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins , Prestridge booted an 89-yard punt, which at the time tied an NFL record for longest punt. Through the 2018 NFL season, it remained the fourth longest punt in the NFL Super Bowl era.[citation needed ]
NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold
Career high
Regular season
Year
Team
Punting
GP
Punts
Yds
Net Yds
Lng
Avg
Net Avg
Blk
Ins20
TB
1979
DEN
16
89
3,555
2,935
63
39.9
33.0
0
17
7
1980
DEN
16
70
3,075
2,512
57
43.9
35.9
0
10
6
1981
DEN
16
86
3,478
2,990
67
40.4
34.8
0
20
5
1982
DEN
9
45
2,026
1,699
65
45.0
37.8
0
14
5
1983
DEN
16
87
3,620
2,956
60
41.6
34.0
0
19
7
1984
NWE
9
44
1,884
1,556
89
42.8
35.4
0
8
5
Career
82
421
17,638
14,648
89
41.9
34.8
0
88
35
Playoffs
Year
Team
Punting
GP
Punts
Yds
Net Yds
Lng
Avg
Net Avg
Blk
Ins20
TB
1979
DEN
1
6
266
224
52
44.3
37.3
0
3
0
1983
DEN
1
4
191
133
49
47.8
33.3
0
0
0
Career
2
10
457
357
52
45.7
35.7
0
3
0
References