| Harry Newsome | |
| Number: | 18 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 192 |
| High School: | Cheraw (SC) |
| College: | Wake Forest |
| Draftyear: | 1985 |
| Draftround: | 8 |
| Draftpick: | 214 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 683 |
| Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
| Statvalue2: | 29,030 |
| Statlabel3: | Average punt |
| Statvalue3: | 42.5 |
| Statlabel4: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue4: | 84 |
| Statlabel5: | Inside 20 |
| Statvalue5: | 61 |
| Pfr: | NewsHa20 |
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.
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Led the league | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| PIT | 16 | 78 | 3,088 | 2,568 | 59 | 39.6 | 32.5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | ||
| PIT | 16 | 86 | 3,447 | 2,863 | 64 | 40.1 | 32.2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | ||
| PIT | 12 | 64 | 2,678 | 2,045 | 57 | 41.8 | 31.5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | ||
| PIT | 16 | 65 | 2,950 | 2,332 | 62 | 45.4 | 32.8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| PIT | 16 | 82 | 3,368 | 2,827 | 57 | 41.1 | 34.1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | ||
| MIN | 16 | 78 | 3,299 | 2,626 | 61 | 42.3 | 33.2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | ||
| MIN | 16 | 68 | 3,095 | 2,469 | 65 | 45.5 | 36.3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | ||
| MIN | 16 | 72 | 3,243 | 2,604 | 84 | 45.0 | 35.7 | 1 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| PIT | 2 | 7 | 238 | 224 | 50 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 1 | 7 | 302 | 232 | 50 | 43.1 | 33.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||