Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the

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with the

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(1978–1981,

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–

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

) and

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(

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

). He was a member of two

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championship teams with the Steelers in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

and

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. Colquitt's brother, Jimmy Colquitt, was a punter for the

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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

. He is also the father of two current NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt. All four played

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at the University of Tennessee. Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs. Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame July 16, 2009. Craig Colquitt is also the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".

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* http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/jul/03/just-for-kicks/ * https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/sports/football/for-the-colquitt-punters-4th-down-is-family-time.html *https://CraigColquitt.com *Order Children's Book: https://craigcolquitt.com/order-the-book/ 1954 births Living people American football punters Tennessee Volunteers football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Indianapolis Colts players Players of American football from Knoxville, Tennessee Colquitt family National Football League replacement players {{Amfoot-punter-stub