Kelly Goodburn
{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kelly Goodburn
| number = 2
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|14}}
| birth_place = Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = Eastwood {{avoid wrap|(Correctionville, Iowa)}}
| college = {{ubl|Iowa State (1980–1983)|Emporia State (1984)}}
| undraftedyear = 1985
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1986|1990}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1990|1993}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 351
| statlabel2 = Punt yards
| statvalue2 = 14,011
| statlabel3 = Punting yard average
| statvalue3 = 39.9
| pfr = G/GoodKe20
}}
Kelly Joe Goodburn (born April 14, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and Emporia State Hornets. Goodburn entered the NFL by signing as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1987. He played in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins.
Goodburn was raised in the small town of Cushing, Iowa, where he led the Eastwood Raiders to an Iowa High School Athletic Association State Championship in 1978.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="10"| Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | Punts | {{abbr|Yds|Yards}} | {{Nowrap|Net Yds}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} | {{abbr|Avg|Average}} | {{Nowrap|Net Avg}} | {{abbr|Blk|Blocked punts}} | {{abbr|Ins20|Inside 20 yard line}} | {{abbr|TB|Touchbacks}} | |
| 1987 | KAN
| 13 || 59 || 2,412 || 1,909 || 55 || 40.9 || 32.4 || 0 || 13 || 5 | |||||||||
| 1988 | KAN
| 16 || 76 || 3,059 || 2,426 || 59 || 40.3 || 31.9 || 0 || 10 || 8 | |||||||||
| 1989 | KAN
| 16 || 67 || 2,688 || 2,263 || 54 || 40.1 || 33.8 || 0 || 24 || 5 | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 1990 | KAN
| 3 || 17 || 653 || 526 || 58 || 38.4 || 30.9 || 0 || 6 || 2 | |||||||||
| WAS
| 4 || 11 || 377 || 334 || 48 || 34.3 || 30.4 || 0 || 6 || 1 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| WAS
| 16 || 52 || 2,070 || 1,820 || 61 || 39.8 || 33.1 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 3 || 16 || 3 | |||||||||
| 1992 | WAS
| 16 || 64 || 2,555 || 2,123 || 66 || 39.9 || 32.7 || 1 || 17 || 5 | |||||||||
| 1993 | WAS
| 1 || 5 || 197 || 197 || 49 || 39.4 || 39.4 || 0 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 85 | 351 | 14,011 | 11,598 | 66 | 39.9 | 32.7 | 4 | 95 | 29 |
= Playoffs =
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="10"| Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | Punts | {{abbr|Yds|Yards}} | {{Nowrap|Net Yds}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} | {{abbr|Avg|Average}} | {{Nowrap|Net Avg}} | {{abbr|Blk|Blocked punts}} | {{abbr|Ins20|Inside 20 yard line}} | {{abbr|TB|Touchbacks}} | |
| 1990 | WAS
| 2 || 13 || 474 || 445 || 49 || 36.5 || 34.2 || 0 || 6 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1991 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| WAS
| 3 || 11 || 412 || 379 || 45 || 37.5 || 34.5 || 0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1992 | WAS
| 2 || 5 || 183 || 170 || 43 || 36.6 || 34.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 7 | 29 | 1,069 | 994 | 49 | 36.9 | 34.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.kcambassadors.com/docs/profiles.asp?profile=3216 |title=Kelly Goodburn |access-date=October 1, 2008 |publisher=kcambassadors.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423005231/http://www.kcambassadors.com/docs/profiles.asp?profile=3216 |archive-date=April 23, 2008 }}
{{Super Bowl XXVI}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodburn, Kelly}}
Category:Players of American football from Iowa
Category:People from Cherokee, Iowa
Category:American football punters
Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players
Category:Emporia State Hornets football players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:People from Woodbury County, Iowa
Category:NFL replacement players
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