Personal information | |
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Born: | McComb, Mississippi | July 19, 1949
Died: | June 1, 2021 Biloxi, Mississippi | (aged 71)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Southern Mississippi |
Position: | Punter |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
John Steven Broussard (July 19, 1949 – June 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL).
Broussard was born in McComb, Mississippi. [1] He graduated in 1967 from Notre Dame High School in Biloxi, where he excelled in four sports, was quarterback of the football team, and was a successful Golden Gloves boxer. He was inducted into the Biloxi Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. [2] He played football at Marion Military Institute, the University of Southern Mississippi, [2] and Auburn University. [1] [3] He then became director of the Ocean Springs Racquet Club & Spa. [4]
Broussard tried out as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 1975, playing in exhibition games. [4] Three weeks after being waived by the Saints, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers. [2] He played four games. [1] [3] In the September 21, 1975 season opener against Detroit, Bart Starr's first as Packers coach, three of his punts were blocked, setting an NFL record for most punts blocked in a game. [5] [6] [7] He later attended training camps with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their inaugural season, 1976, and in 1977. [4]
Broussard became a disc jockey, playing music of the late 1950s through the 1970s. He died in Biloxi, at the age of 71. [4]