Barry Helton

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Barry Helton
No. 9
Position:
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1965-01-02) January 2, 1965 (age 59)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Simla
(Simla, Colorado)
College:Colorado
NFL draft:1988 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:50
Punts:213
Punting yards:8,285
Longest punt:56
Average punt:38.9
Player stats at PFR

Barry Bret Helton (born January 2, 1965) is a former American college and professional

University of Colorado, and earned consensus All-American honors. He played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, and played in Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XXIV for the 49ers. He was a fourth round draft choice by the 49ers in the 1988 NFL Draft.[1]

Helton was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado, where he played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 1984 to 1987.

Helton's son Bret is also a professional athlete, pitching in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system. He and his wife Lisa had three more children, Chad, Brad and Nicole.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Summers, Danny. "Faces to Follow: Luke Martin and Bret Helton", Cheyenne Edition, 2/27/2019.