Maury Anthony Buford (born February 18, 1960) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants. Buford attended Texas Tech and was selected by the Chargers in the 1982 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX.[1] He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew Band" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle, "playing" cowbell.
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||
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| Born: | February 18, 1960 Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 8 / Pick: 215 | ||||||
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During Super Bowl XLIV, Buford joined other members of the 1985 Chicago Bears in resurrecting the Super Bowl Shuffle in a Boost Mobile commercial.[2]
He now lives in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and is the owner of Buford Roofing, Inc. He is a licensed insurance adjuster in the State of Texas where he provides residential and commercial roofing services.[3]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1982 | SDG | 9 | 21 | 868 | 722 | 71 | 41.3 | 31.4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1983 | SDG | 16 | 63 | 2,763 | 2,304 | 60 | 43.9 | 36.6 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 1984 | SDG | 16 | 66 | 2,773 | 2,314 | 60 | 42.0 | 35.1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 68 | 2,870 | 2,387 | 69 | 42.2 | 34.6 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 69 | 2,850 | 2,580 | 59 | 41.3 | 36.9 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 1988 | NYG | 15 | 73 | 3,012 | 2,516 | 66 | 41.3 | 33.5 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 72 | 2,844 | 2,402 | 60 | 39.5 | 33.4 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| 1990 | CHI | 16 | 76 | 3,073 | 2,611 | 59 | 40.4 | 33.5 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
| 1991 | CHI | 16 | 69 | 2,814 | 2,449 | 64 | 40.8 | 35.0 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| Career | 136 | 577 | 23,867 | 20,285 | 71 | 41.4 | 34.6 | 9 | 136 | 70 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1982 | SDG | 2 | 5 | 213 | 177 | 50 | 42.6 | 35.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | CHI | 3 | 20 | 760 | 673 | 55 | 38.0 | 33.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | CHI | 1 | 5 | 203 | 181 | 49 | 40.6 | 36.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 2 | 4 | 139 | 124 | 50 | 34.8 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 9 | 34 | 1,315 | 1,155 | 55 | 38.7 | 33.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
References
edit- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Jon (January 15, 2010). "Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" an enduring, endearing sports moment". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Home".
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