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) | ||||||||
| 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.