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Geoff Price

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Geoffrey Price
CollegeNotre Dame
ConferenceIndependent
SportFootball
PositionPunter
Jersey #17
ClassSenior
MajorFinance
Career2004–present
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
NationalityUSA
Born (1984-08-29) August 29, 1984 (age 40)
Chicago, Illinois
High schoolColleyville Heritage HS, Colleyville, Texas
Bowl games
2006 Fiesta Bowl
2007 Sugar Bowl

Geoffrey Scott Price (born August 29, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football punter for the University of Notre Dame football team. Price graduated from Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas, and completed a degree in finance in May, 2007. He is 6'3" tall and weighs in at 196 pounds.

Career

High school

Price was named to the Big XII All-Region Super Team as punter. His junior year he averaged 45.6 yards per punt, which dropped to 39.5 yards per punt his senior year because of an ankle injury. He set a school record with his career-long 74 yard punt, and also played free safety on defense with 101 stops and two interceptions. He was also a member of both the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

College

Price had seen little playing time as reserve punter at Notre Dame, playing in only two games his sophomore year and seeing no action both his freshman and junior years. In his senior year however, he took over for D.J. Fitzpatrick, and had high expectations.[1] He was ranked fifth in the NCAA in punting, thanks in part to a strong performance against Penn State in a 41–17 victory.[2][3] For the 2006 season, Price had an average of 48 yards per punt, including a career-long 62-yard kick. He was named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award in 2006.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sports Illustrated "2006 Preview: Notre Dame Football"
  2. ^ USA Today Penn St. 17, Notre Dame 41
  3. ^ New York Times, "Irish Put Everything Together and Roll Over Penn State" JOE LAPOINTE September 10, 2006
  4. ^ College Football Sports "Geoff Price Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist" November 3, 2006