Harry Newsome

Harry Newsome
No. 18
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1963-01-25) January 25, 1963 (age 61)
Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Cheraw (SC)
College:Wake Forest
NFL draft:1985 / round: 8 / pick: 214
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:683
Punting yards:29,030
Average punt:42.5
Longest punt:84
Inside 20:61
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harry Kent Newsome Jr. (born January 25, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL).

Newsome was born in Cheraw, South Carolina and played scholastically at Cheraw High School.[1] He played collegiately at Wake Forest,and was a third-team All-American as a junior.[2][3]

Newsome was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL draft.[4] He spent five years with the Steelers, followed by four years with the Minnesota Vikings.

Harry holds the record for the longest punt in Three Rivers Stadium of 84 yards. He shares with Herman Weaver the NFL record for most of his own punts blocked in a career with 14. In 1988, he set the NFL record for most of his own punts blocked in a season with 6.[5]

Today, Newsome lives in his hometown, Cheraw, SC with his wife, Beth. Together, they have three children: Josh, Laurin, and Cody. After retirement, Newsome founded his own landscaping company.

  1. ^ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Associated Press All-American Team". The Ithaca Journal. December 6, 1983.
  4. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Loede, Matt (2013). 100 Things Steelers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. p. 42. ISBN 9781623683016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.