Harry Newsome

• Sent: 8/4/10
• Received: 8/11/10
• Time: 7 days
• Autographed Items Received: 1992 Pacific, 1993 Topps

Harry Newsome was a punter for 9 seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and served 5 years as their punter. Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll was not much of a believer in special teams, and this reflected in Newsome's dubious 1988 season where he sent an NFL record for most punts blocked in a season. Most of this was due to poor blocking. In 1990, Newsome signed with the Minnesota Vikings where he spent the final 4 seasons of his career. Interestingly, Newsome and longtime Los Angeles Rams punter Dale Hatcher both came from the same town - tiny Cheraw, SC (Population: 9,000). They grew up participating in the same Punt, Pass, and Kick competitions and were drafted in the same draft. Newsome was quite an athlete, playing quarterback, safety, and punter in high school and also getting baseball scholarship offers. He currently owns a landscaping business and coaches high school football and golf in, guess where? Cheraw, SC.

These two cards were mainstays in my "To send TTM" section of my commons box for years. I always avoided it because Newsome has a reputation as usually taking up to a year to respond. Imagine my surprise when I got this back in a week! Great looking cards too.