Brooks Barnard
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 4, 1979 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Arnold, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||||
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| Punts: | 10 |
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| Yards: | 365 |
| Long: | 49 |
| Inside 20: | 4 |
| Touchbacks: | 1 |
Brooks Alexander Barnard (born November 4, 1979) is an American football punter. He played professional football for the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) and for the Rhein Fire in the NFL Europe. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.
Brooks Barnard was born to parents John and Karen Barnard on November 4, 1979 in Arnold, Maryland. Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson was his namesake. Barnard attended Broadneck High School where he was a four-year letterwinner on the football team and set every school record for both kicking and punting. He recorded 18 field goals during his high school career. As a senior in 1997, he averaged 42.4 yards per punt and made 96 of 99 extra point attempts. Barnard received all-state honors during his junior and senior seasons. He was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Barnard attended the University of Oklahoma for the fall semester of 1998, but then transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park, where he majored in kinesiology. He walked onto the football team and entered the 1999 season as the back-up punter and as a holder. He saw action in eight games including seven starts. Barnard recorded 39 punts for 1,687 yards including ten inside the opponents' 20-yard line and 11 of 50 yards or longer. He averaged 43.3 yards per punt, which was a school best since 1993, all-time third-best, and all-time best for a freshman player. After his first game action against Georgia Tech, he won the starting position for the Wake Forest game. The Sporting News named him a third-team freshman All-American.
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