Darren Bennett (football player)

Darren Bennett (born 9 January 1965) is a former Australian rules football player and American football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL).

Darren Bennett
Personal information
Born (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965
Sydney, Australia

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) East Fremantle
Draft No. 13, 1988 national draft
Debut Round 1, 29 March 1987, West Coast vs. Richmond, at Subiaco Oval
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1982–1987 East Fremantle 024 00(87)
1987 West Coast 04 00(7)
1989–1993 Melbourne 74 (208)
Total 102 (302)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Career highlights
  • 2× Melbourne leading goalkicker (1989, 1990)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

American football career
No. 2
Position:Punter
Personal information
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Applecross
(Ardross, Western Australia)
College:None
Undrafted:1993
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pro (1995)
  • 2× Pro Bowl (1995, 2000)
  • NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
  • San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame
  • San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
  • San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team
Career NFL statistics
Punts:836
Punting yards:36,316
Punting average:43.4
Longest punt:66
Inside 20:262
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

As an Australian rules footballer, he played for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) between 1982 and 1987 and then in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Football Club. He was most successful at Melbourne, where he was named as one of the club's 150 Heroes of the last 150 years, kicking 208 goals from just 74 games for the club.

As an American football player, following a three-club career in the National Football League he is regarded as one of the greatest players of the 1990s and a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.

This combination made him notable as arguably the most successful of the Australian sportsmen linked to professional American football in history.

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