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Player Bio: Jon Puffer - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Men's Water Polo

2000 — Appeared in 17 games as a reserve … Scored career-high four goals - two each against Princeton (Sept. 15) and Loyola Marymount (Oct. 28) … Credited with three steals.

1999 — Scored lone goal of the season vs. Navy on Sept. 18 in the SoCal Tournament.

1998 — Scored one goal against Pacific Sept. 19.

1997 — Redshirted.

High School — Lettered four years in water polo for head coach Henry Stuart at El Segundo HS … Named All-American, first-team All-CIF and Ocean League MVP … Helped his team to a league championship … Notched 148 goals as a senior … Lettered for four years in swimming and basketball.

Personal — Full name: Jon Tyler Puffer … Born June 22, 1979, in Santa Monica … Lists his greatest athletic thrill thus far as scoring 10 goals in a CIF match … Enjoys playing golf … Father, Dr. Jim Puffer, was a Bruin water polo letterman from 1969-71, playing on two NCAA championship teams … Dr. Puffer is a physician at the Family Health Clinic at the UCLA Hospital … Brother Jeff lettered for the UCLA football team in '97 … History major.

Career Statistics

  Jon Puffer
Jon Puffer
Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
El Segundo, CA

High School:
El Segundo

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 200

Position:
Driver

Birthdate:
06/22/1979

Year G Att. % Ast. Stl.
1998 1 3 33% 0 0
1999 1 2 50% 0 0
2000 4 12 33% 0 3
Totals 6 17 35% 0 3
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