75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl Team
Jason Baker
Punter • Iowa
1997 Sun Bowl
Named the 1997 John Folmer Most Valuable Special
Teams Player ... recorded eight punts for 391 yards for a 48.88-yard average ...
recorded a long of 76 yards in the first quarter, the second longest punt in
Sun Bowl history ... recorded three punts of 50 yards or more (76, 57, 50) ...
landed four punts inside the 20-yard line... ended career as the Hawkeyes'
all-time leader with 272 punts and 11,304 punting yards ... responsible for
four of the 11 longest punts in school history ... earned honorable mention
All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2000 after averaging 42.5 yards on 74 punts
with 24 inside the 20 and 16 of 50 yards or more ... has played seven seasons in
the NFL with five teams ... is currently the starting punter for the Carolina
Panthers ... a native of Fort Wayne, Ind.
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