Don Cockroft

Donald Lee Cockroft (born February 6, 1945) is an American former professional football player who served as a punter and placekicker for 13 seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He ranks third in career points for the franchise, behind fellow kickers Lou Groza and Phil Dawson, the latter of whom holds the second spot.

Cockroft attended Adams State, where he tried out as a walk-on quarterback in 1963. When asked whether he could handle placekicking instead, he took the suggestion at the encouragement of his mother, who urged him not to quit. He won the kicking competition and also became the team's punter. In 1966 he set a national record for punting average at 48.1 yards per punt, earning NAIA All-American honors. His #0 jersey was later retired, and he was inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2008.

Cockroft handled both punting and placekicking duties for the Browns over the first nine seasons of his career. In 1977, he dropped punting and worked solely as a placekicker. He and Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker/punter Dave Green were among the last NFL players to lead their teams in both punting and kicking in the same season, doing so in 1976.