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
Pittsburgh Steelers (1985–1989) Minnesota Vikings (1990–1993)
Career highlights and awards
Joe Greene Great Performance Award (1985) Third-team All-American (1983) First-team All-ACC (1983)
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.

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
1985	PIT	16	78	3,088	2,568	59	39.6	32.5	1	17	7
1986	PIT	16	86	3,447	2,863	64	40.1	32.2	3	18	11
1987	PIT	12	64	2,678	2,045	57	41.8	31.5	1	8	13
1988	PIT	16	65	2,950	2,332	62	45.4	32.8	6	9	10
1989	PIT	16	82	3,368	2,827	57	41.1	34.1	1	15	9
1990	MIN	16	78	3,299	2,626	61	42.3	33.2	1	19	8
1991	MIN	16	68	3,095	2,469	65	45.5	36.3	0	17	10
1992	MIN	16	72	3,243	2,604	84	45.0	35.7	1	19	15
1993	MIN	16	90	3,862	3,182	64	42.9	35.4	0	25	6
Career		140	683	29,030	23,516	84	42.5	33.7	14	147	89

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1989	PIT	2	7	238	224	50	34.0	28.0	1	2	0
1992	MIN	1	7	302	232	50	43.1	33.1	0	2	0
1993	MIN	1	8	302	277	57	37.8	34.6	0	3	1
Career		4	22	842	733	57	38.3	31.9	1	7	1

References

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.