Ben Graham (footballer)
Detroit Lions punter Ben Graham during 2012 training camp
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | 2 November 1973 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| Punts: | 467 |
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| Punt yards: | 20,623 |
| Punting yard average: | 44.2 |
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| Full name | Benjamin James Graham | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold / Geelong U19 | ||
| Draft | 40th overall, 1992 pre-season Geelong |
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| Height / weight | 196 cm / 98 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-forward / Centre half-back | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1993–2004 | Geelong | 219 (145) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Benjamin James Graham (born 2 November 1973) is an Australian former professional Australian rules footballer turned professional American football punter of the National Football League, and current Strategic Operations Manager at the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
The left-footer played for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League in the United States.
Graham's 219 game Australian Rules career was played exclusively at the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League between 1993 and 2004. As an Aussie Rules player, Graham was long noted for his ability to kick extraordinarily long distances with accuracy (in particular his expertise at the torpedo punt). This is one of the key reasons that he was believed to have potential as a professional NFL punter.
He is the only player to be named a captain of both an AFL and NFL side. During his career he has played in the biggest game in two codes, the AFL Grand Final (1995 AFL Grand Final) and the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XLIII). He was the first Australian to have played in a Super Bowl.
Ben Graham was born in Geelong to mother, Helen, and father, Tony.
Ben Graham grew up in Leopold, Victoria, and began playing Aussie Rules at a young age for the local Leopold Football Club in the Bellarine Football League where his father was former premiership player and coach.
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