Geoffrey Scott Price (born August 29, 1984) was an

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punter for the University of Notre Dame football team. Price graduated from Heritage High School in

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, and completed a degree in

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in May 2007. He is 6'3" tall and weighs in at 196 pounds.

Career

High school

Price was named to the Big XII All-Region Super Team as punter. His junior year, he averaged 45.6 yards per punt, which dropped to 39.5 yards per punt his senior year because of an ankle injury. He set a school record with his career-long 74 yard punt, and also played

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with 101 stops and two interceptions. He was also a member of both the

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and the

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College

Price had seen little playing time as reserve punter at Notre Dame, playing in only two games his sophomore year and seeing no action both his freshman and junior years. In his senior year however, he took over for D.J. Fitzpatrick, and had high expectations. He was ranked fifth in the

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in punting, thanks in part to a strong performance against

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in a 41–17 victory. For the 2006 season, Price had an average of 48 yards per punt, including a career-long 62-yard kick. He was named a semifinalist for the

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in 2006.College Football Sports
"Geoff Price Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist" November 3, 2006

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Geoff 1984 births Living people American football punters Colleyville Heritage High School alumni Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Players of American football from Chicago