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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S. | January 18, 1957||||||||
Died: | May 14, 2023 state of Washington, U.S. | (aged 66)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Glacier (Seattle, Washington) | ||||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / round: 3 / pick: 77 | ||||||||
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Craig Alan Puki (January 18, 1957 – May 14, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 1980 NFL draft.[2] He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and attended Glacier High School in Seattle. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI.[3][4]
Puki died on May 14, 2023, at the age of 66.[5][6]