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Mike Black (punter)

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American football player (born 1961) Not to be confused with Mike Black (kicker).

American football player
Mike Black
No. 11
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1961-01-18) January 18, 1961 (age 63)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Glendale
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:1983 / round: 7 / pick: 181
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:272
Punt yards:11,181
Longest punt:63
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Peter Michael Black (born January 18, 1961) is an American former professional football punter who played five seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State University and attended Glendale High School in Glendale, California. Black was named first-team All-Pac-10 punter in 1980, 1981 and 1982, averaging 43.4, 42.5 and 44.3 yards per punt respectively in those seasons.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1983 DET 16 71 2,911 2,429 60 41.0 33.7 1 17 9
1984 DET 16 76 3,164 2,488 63 41.6 32.7 0 13 8
1985 DET 16 73 3,054 2,534 60 41.8 34.7 0 16 5
1986 DET 9 46 1,819 1,469 47 39.5 31.3 1 11 5
1987 DET 1 6 233 221 47 38.8 36.8 0 1 0
Career 58 272 11,181 9,141 63 41.1 33.4 2 58 27

Playoffs

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1983 DET 1 2 73 53 51 36.5 26.5 0 1 1
Career 1 2 73 53 51 36.5 26.5 0 1 1

References

  1. "MIKE BLACK". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. "Pac-12 football all-Conference team announced". pac-12.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. "Mike Black". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Detroit Lions 1983 NFL draft selections


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