Luke Prestridge

American football player (born 1956)

Luke Prestridge
Career information
No. 11
Date of birth	(1956-09-17) September 17, 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Position(s)	Punter
US college	Baylor
NFL draft	1979 / Round: 7 / Pick 188
Career history
As player
1979–1983	Denver Broncos
1984	New England Patriots

Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1 (1982)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Luke Prestridge (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos (1979–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1982 season as a member of the Denver Broncos. He played high school football at Sharpstown High School in Houston and college football at Baylor University.^[1]

As of 2017^[update]'s NFL off-season, Luke Prestridge held at the Broncos franchise records for punts in a game (12; tied with 2 others), and career post-season yards per punt (45.7). In a 1984 game in Week 8 between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, Prestridge booted an 89-yard punt, which at the time tied an NFL record for longest punt. Through the 2018 NFL season, it remained the fourth longest punt in the NFL Super Bowl era.^{[citation needed]}