From small Adams State, Don Cockroft played all thirteen of his seasons (1968-80) with the Cleveland Browns.
Cockroft was Cleveland's Place Kicker and Punter for his first nine seasons and was just a Kicker in his last four. Cockroft never went to the Pro Bowl, but three times he led the NFL in Field Goal Percentage and once led the league in Punting Yards. With 1,080 Points, Cockroft is third all-time in franchise history, and was rewarded by the Browns as one of their Legends in 2007.
216 Field Goals
328 Field Goal Attempts
65.9 Field Goal Percentage
432 Extra Points
457 Extra Point Attempts
94.5 Extra Point Percentage
651 Punts
26,252 Punting Yards
40.3 Yards per Punt
3 Pass Completions
4 Pass Attempts
27 Passing Yards
2 Rushing Attempts
9 Rushing Yards
70 Approximate Value
7 Playoff Games
5 Field Goals
12 Field Goal Attempts
38.3 Field Goal Percentage
12 Extra Points
13 Extra Point Attempts
92.2 Extra Point Percentage
27 Punts
962 Punting Yards
35.7 Yards per Punt
1 Rushing Attempt
0 Rushing Yards
Most Extra Points Made (1969)
Most Extra Point Attempts (1969)
Highest Field Goal Percentage (1968, 1972 & 1974)
Most Punts (1973)
Most Punting Yards (1972)
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