Rick Tuten
Rick Tuten
Full Name:  Richard Lamar Tuten
     Born:  January 5, 1965, Perry, Fla.
     Died:  June 13, 2017, Costa Rica
   School:  Forest High School in Ocala, Florida
            Miami in Coral Gables, Florida


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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1986   3  P       6-2  200  Jr-R *   Ocala                       
1987  12  P       6-3  200  Sr-R *   Ocala                       


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Obituary for Rick Tuten
From the Ocala Star Banner
Posted Jun 13, 2017

Former NFL punter, Forest grad Rick Tuten dies
By Aaron Brand / Staff writer

Former NFL punter and Forest High School football star Rick Tuten died unexpectedly in Costa Rica this week. He was 52. He is survived by his wife Jennifer, son Chase and daughters Kinley and Ryan.

Details of his passing were not immediately available, but friends of the family confirmed the news Tuesday. Tuten has long been considered a local celebrity who returned to his hometown. Messages of condolences were mounting on Facebook Tuesday.

Tuten had an 11-year pro career after playing collegiately at Florida State and Miami, where he won a national championship in 1983.

As a pro, Tuten played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams. Tuten was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1994 as a Seahawk. He finished his career with a 43.4 yards per punt average.



FSU Statistics
* Bowl Game stats not included
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1986   2 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1987  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   13 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1986   2 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1987  11 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   13 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Punting and Kicking
         |            Punting             |                       Kicking
Year  GP |  no   yds  avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga   pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg   kick
---------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
1986   2 |            0.0                 |    -    0.000   -     -     -     -         -  
1987  11 |  37  1438 38.9 52            1 |    -    0.000   -     -     -     -         -  
---------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
Tot   13 |  37  1438 38.9 52  0  0   0  1 |   0-0   0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0   0-0
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1986                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct 25 Louisville           |  1           
Nov  1 Miami                |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  2   0    0

                            |      Starts
1987                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  5 Texas Tech           |  1           
Sep 12 East Carolina        |  1           
Sep 19 Memphis State        |  1           
Sep 26 Michigan State       |  1           
Oct  3 Miami                |  1           
Oct 10 Southern Mississippi |  1           
Oct 17 Louisville           |  1           
Oct 31 Tulane               |  1           
Nov  7 Auburn               |  1           
Nov 14 Furman               |  1           
Nov 28 Florida              |  1           
Jan  1 Nebraska             |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 12   0    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 14   0    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1986                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 25 Louisville           |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1987                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep  5 Texas Tech           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 12 East Carolina        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 19 Memphis State        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 26 Michigan State       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  3 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 10 Southern Mississippi |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 17 Louisville           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 31 Tulane               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  7 Auburn               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 14 Furman               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 28 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Jan  1 *Nebraska            |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

* Bowl Game stats not included
                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1986                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct 25 Louisville           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1987                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep  5 Texas Tech           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Sep 12 East Carolina        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Sep 19 Memphis State        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Sep 26 Michigan State       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Oct  3 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Oct 10 Southern Mississippi |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Oct 17 Louisville           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Oct 31 Tulane               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Nov  7 Auburn               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Nov 14 Furman               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Nov 28 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Jan  1 *Nebraska            |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

* Bowl Game stats not included
                            |            Punting             |                       Kicking
1986                        |  no   yds  avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga   pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg  kick
----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
Oct 25 Louisville           |   0       0.0                  |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
Tot                         |   0     0 0.0   0  0  0   0  0 |   0-0   0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0  0- 0
                            |            Punting             |                       Kicking
1987                        |  no   yds  avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga   pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg  kick
----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
Sep  5 Texas Tech           |   3    92 30.7 32              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Sep 12 East Carolina        |   4   167 41.8 48              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Sep 19 Memphis State        |   3   131 43.7 49              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Sep 26 Michigan State       |   9   321 35.7 46              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Oct  3 Miami                |   2    76 38.0 41              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Oct 10 Southern Mississippi |   2    90 45.0 52              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Oct 17 Louisville           |   4   174 43.5 47              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Oct 31 Tulane               |   2    56 28.0 28              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Nov  7 Auburn               |   4   172 43.0 51              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Nov 14 Furman               |   3   123 41.0 45              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Nov 28 Florida              |   1    36 36.0                 |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
Jan  1 *Nebraska            |   4   118 29.5 40              |   0- 0  0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     0- 0
----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
Tot                         |  37  1438 38.9 52  0  0   0  0 |   0-0   0.000  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0  0- 0


Pro Career
Football
Height: 6-2   Weight: 221
Drafted: 1989, Free Agent, Philadelphia Eagles, P     
Debut: December 18, 1989

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1989  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 14      P
1990  Buf    Buffalo Bills                       10      P
1991  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1992  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1993  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1994  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1995  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1996  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1997  Sea    Seattle Seahawks                    14      P
1998  StL    St. Louis Rams                      11      P
1999  StL    St. Louis Rams                      11      P


Comments
Football
Pro Bowl - 1994 (games were played the next year in January or February)
Super Bowl - 1990(P) (games were played the next year in January or February)
     S=Start, P=Played, T=On Team, did not play, I=Inactive


Pro Statistics
Football
Offensive Statistics
Year Team  GP  GS   Pass Comp   Pct   Yds Int   Eff Long  TD   Rush  Yds   Avg Long  TD   Fum
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1989 Phi    2   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1990 Buf   14   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1991 Sea   10   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1992 Sea   16   0      1    0  .000     0   0  39.6   0    0      1    0   0.0   0    0     2
1993 Sea   16   0      1    0  .000     0   0  39.6   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1994 Sea   16   0      1    0  .000     0   0  39.6   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1995 Sea   16   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1996 Sea   16   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1997 Sea   11   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1998 StL   16   0      1    0  .000     0   0  39.6   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
1999 StL    8   0      0    0  .000     0   0   0.0   0    0      0    0   0.0   0    0     0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 Years  141   0      4    0  .000     0   0  39.6        0      1    0   0.0        0     2
Special Teams Statistics
Year Team  GP  Punt   Yds  Avg Long  TB I20 BK Ret RYds Net Avg
---------------------------------------------------------------
1989 Phi    2     7   256 36.6  45    1   1  0   1    1   33.6
1990 Buf   14    53  2107 39.8  55    4  12  0  26  214   34.2
1991 Sea   10    49  2106 43.0  60    3   8  0  29  239   36.9
1992 Sea   16   108  4760 44.1  65    8  29  0  56  416   38.7
1993 Sea   16    90  4007 44.5  64    7  21  1  47  475   37.3
1994 Sea   16    91  3905 42.9  64    7  33  0  43  426   36.7
1995 Sea   16    83  3735 45.0  73    8  21  0  48  549   36.5
1996 Sea   16    85  3746 44.1  66    7  20  1  52  640   34.5
1997 Sea   11    48  2007 41.8  65    5  15  0  23  161   36.4
1998 StL   16    95  4202 44.2  64   10  16  0  58  652   35.3
1999 StL    8    32  1359 42.5  70    7   9  0  11  101   34.9
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11 Years  141   741 32190 43.4  73   67 185  2 394 3874   36.3