Frank Garcia (punter)
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | June 5, 1957 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) | ||||||||
| 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 player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and UNLV Rebels. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1981.
Garcia also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| 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
- ↑ Zucco, Tom (October 18, 1986). "Little-noticed punter Garcia gets the job done for Bucs". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 3C. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona
- American football punters
- Arizona Wildcats football players
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- UNLV Rebels football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football punter stubs