Craig Puki Explained

Craig Puki
Number:54, 50
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:18 January 1957
Birth Place:Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
Death Place:state of Washington, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:231
College:Tennessee
Draftyear:1980
Draftround:3
Draftpick:77
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:39
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:6
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:P/PukiCr20

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig Puki Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . March 6, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: 1980 NFL Draft Listing . March 6, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: CRAIG PUKI . profootballarchives.com . August 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113063039/http://www.profootballarchives.com/puki00200.html . January 13, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Eskenazi . Gerald . January 25, 1982 . 49ers HOLD OFF BENGALS, WIN SUPER BOWL, 26-21 . March 6, 2024 . The New York Times . en-US.
  5. https://bonneywatson.com/obituary/craig-a-puki/ Craig A. Puki
  6. Web site: Williams . Charean . May 19, 2023 . Former 49ers linebacker Craig Puki dies at 66 . March 6, 2024 . . en-US.