John Robert Hekker, a punter for the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers, was born on February 8, 1990. (NFL). He attended Oregon State for his college football career before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2012. Hekker has won four Pro Bowls and been named to the First Team All-Pro four times. With a 65-yarder he made in Super Bowl LIII, he also holds the NFL record for the longest punt in Super Bowl history.
Where did Johnny Hekker go to high school?
Hekker graduated from Bothell High School in Bothell, Washington, in 2008. During his senior year, he was the starting quarterback and punter for the Cougars football team, leading them to a State Championship game that they lost. In his senior year, he also played basketball for the school.
While a student at Oregon State University, Hekker participated in football for the Beavers. Hekker received the Sun Bowl Special Teams MVP award in 2008 after averaging 45 yards on 10 punts, including kicks of 57 and 52 yards in the Beavers’ 3-0 victory over the Pitt Panthers in the fourth quarter. He was a four-year starter and one of Oregon State’s most productive punters when his college career came to an end. He beat the Utah Utes in 2011 as a Beaver, setting a single-game school record with a 52.5 average (six punts for 315 yards).
