Russell Erxleben
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| Position: | Punter Kicker | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 13, 1957 Seguin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Seguin (Seguin, TX) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979: 1st round, 11th pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Russell Erxleben (born January 13, 1957) is an American former professional football player and investor. A highly decorated college kicker for the University of Texas, Erxleben was a three-time All-American punter (1976, 1977, and 1978) and set the record for the longest successful field goal in NCAA history at 67 yards, which is still tied today. He was unexpectedly selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1979 NFL draft as a combination kicker and punter, where he remains the highest drafted punter and the second highest kicker in NFL history. Erxleben only spent six years in the NFL and was widely described as one of the Saints' biggest draft busts. He later became a currency investor, and was convicted of securities fraud in 1999. Although he was released in 2005, he was once again convicted of investment fraud in 2014 and sentenced to 90 months (7+1⁄2 years) in federal prison.