Craig Alan Puki (January 18, 1957 – May 14, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 1980 NFL Draft.[2] He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and attended Glacier High School in Seattle. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI.[3][4]

Craig Puki
No. 54, 50
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1957-01-18)January 18, 1957
Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
Died:May 14, 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 66)
Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Glacier (Seattle, Washington)
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1980 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:39
Games started:6
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Puki died on May 14, 2023, at the age of 66.[5][6]

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  1. ^ "Craig Puki Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "1980 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "CRAIG PUKI". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (January 25, 1982). "49ers HOLD OFF BENGALS, WIN SUPER BOWL, 26-21". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Craig A. Puki
  6. ^ Williams, Charean (May 19, 2023). "Former 49ers linebacker Craig Puki dies at 66". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

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