Richard Jon Camarillo was born on November 29,1959 and is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 16 seasons in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Phoenix Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Oakland Raiders.
16 Facts About Rich Camarillo
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Rich Camarillo played college football for the Cerritos Falcons, where he earned All-American honors.
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Rich Camarillo then transferred and played for the Washington Huskies, where he was selected as a member of the Huskies All-Century team.
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Rich Camarillo led the league in 1994 with 35 footballs inside the 20-yard line.
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Rich Camarillo punted 6 times for 263 yards, with 225 net yards, one touchback, and one punt in the 20, including a then Super Bowl record 62-yard punt that planted the Bears back at their own 4-yard line, this record being broken by another Patriots punter, Ryan Allen, who kicked a 64-yard punt in Super Bowl XLIX.
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Rich Camarillo finished his career with 1,027 punts for 43,895 yards and 279 punts inside the 20.
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Rich Camarillo had a career net average of 36.0 yards per punt.
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Rich Camarillo was named to the NFL's all-rookie team in 1981.
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Rich Camarillo was selected to five Pro Bowl games after the 1983,1989,1991,1992, and 1993 seasons, with Ray Guy and Shane Lechler sharing the record with seven appearances each as of 2016.
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Rich Camarillo had a punt returned for a touchdown in his first NFL game on October 25,1981.
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Rich Camarillo owns the NFL's record for highest net avg.
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Rich Camarillo was selected seven times All-Pro, in his career.
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Rich Camarillo was named to the team of the 1990s by CNNSI.
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Rich Camarillo was a nominee for induction into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 2009.
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Rich Camarillo coached the Ahwatukee Little League All-stars from Phoenix, Arizona in the 2006 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Rich Camarillo's son, Eric, was a member of that team.