24 Facts About Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill played 12 years in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and New England Patriots.

Pat Studstill led the NFL with 457 punt return yards in 1962.

Pat Studstill tied an NFL record in 1966 with a 99-yard touchdown reception.

Pat Studstill graduated from Byrd High in 1957 and attended the University of Houston on a football scholarship.

Pat Studstill sustained a leg injury as a senior and only played 10 minutes that year.

Pat Studstill signed with the Detroit Lions in August 1961.

Pat Studstill ranked fourth in the NFL with an average of 28 yards per kickoff return.

Pat Studstill was the Lions' No 2 receiver in 1962 with 36 catches for 479 yards and four touchdowns.

In 1965, Studstill appeared in all 14 games for the Lions, including 12 games as a starter at the flanker position.

Pat Studstill led the team with 28 receptions and three receiving touchdowns and ranked second on the team with 389 receiving yards.

Pat Studstill finished the 1965 season ranked sixth in the NFL in punting, having kicked 78 times for an average of 42.8 yards per punt.

Pat Studstill was chosen for the Pro Bowl at the end of the 1965 season.

In 1967, Pat Studstill missed seven games with a pulled hamstring muscle.

In May 1968, Pat Studstill was traded to the Los Angeles Rams as part of a multi-player deal that sent Bill Munson to the Lions.

Pat Studstill spent four years with the Rams, appearing in 56 games, but only one as a starter.

Pat Studstill caught 28 passes for the Rams and scored three touchdowns, but he was used primarily as a punter.

Pat Studstill was placed on waivers by the Rams prior to the 1972 season.

Pat Studstill was used exclusively as a punter during the 1972 season.

Pat Studstill sustained a knee injury during training camp in May 1973.

Pat Studstill was married in July 1960 to Barbara Jean Pickard.

Pat Studstill later remarried to his second wife, Rita Vennari.

Pat Studstill worked as an actor in television shows, movies, and more than 300 commercials.

In 1999, Pat Studstill was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Pat Studstill died on October 16,2021, at his home in Los Angeles.