Don Cockroft

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Don Cockroft
Date of birth: February 6, 1945 (1945-02-06) (age 63)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Cheyenne, Wyoming
Career information
Position(s): Punter, Placekicker
Jersey №: 12
College: Adams State
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick 55
Organizations
 As player:
1968-1980 Cleveland Browns
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Donald Lee Cockroft (born February 6, 1945, in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.

Of note is the fact that Cockroft served as both the Browns primary punter AND placekicker for the first 9 seasons of his career. He holds the distinction, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Green as being the last NFL player to lead his team in punting and kicking in the same season (1976).

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