| Larry Swider | |
| Number: | 12, 10, 9 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | February 1, 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Limestone, Maine, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fayetteville, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| Draftyear: | 1977 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 185 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 284 |
| Statlabel2: | Punt yards |
| Statvalue2: | 11,730 |
| Statlabel3: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue3: | 72 |
| Pfr: | SwidLa20 |
Lawrence John Swider (February 1, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American football punter. He attended DuBois Area High School in DuBois, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout athlete. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls.[1]
Swider died on August 7, 2021, in Fayetteville, Texas, at age 66.[2]
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Led the league | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| DET | 14 | 88 | 3,523 | 2,948 | 72 | 40.0 | 33.5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| STL | 16 | 99 | 4,111 | 3,166 | 66 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 1 | 12 | 15 | ||
| TAM | 13 | 58 | 2,476 | 1,987 | 62 | 42.7 | 33.1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | ||
| TAM | 9 | 39 | 1,620 | 1,308 | 59 | 41.5 | 32.7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Career | 52 | 284 | 11,730 | 9,409 | 72 | 41.3 | 32.7 | 4 | 44 | 32 | ||
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| TAM | 1 | 5 | 192 | 139 | 52 | 38.4 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TAM | 1 | 6 | 261 | 204 | 52 | 43.5 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career | 2 | 11 | 453 | 343 | 52 | 41.2 | 31.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||