Chad Kessler (American football)

Chad Stephen Kessler (born June 24, 1975) is a former American football punter who played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida.[1] He was a consensus All-American in 1997.[2] Kessler was named first-team All-SEC in 1995 and 1997.[1] He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.[3] He now is an Eye, Ear and Throat doctor. His family includes; wife and three children.

Chad Kessler
No. 8
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975
Orlando, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Mary (FL)
College:LSU
Undrafted:1998
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Kessler's 50.28-yard single-season punting average from his 1997 LSU season was the SEC and NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision record until it was broken by Texas A&M punter Braden Mann in 2018.[4][5]

References

  1. "#80 Chad Kessler". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. "Chad Kessler" (PDF). lsusports.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. https://www.al.com/sports/2018/11/uab-at-texas-am-by-the-numbers-blazers-go-for-third-sec-win.html
  5. https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Braden-Mann-NCAA-punting-record-Texas-AM-127121932/
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