Donald Craig Bracken (February 16, 1962 – October 29, 2014) was an American football punter.
[2] He attended Thermopolis High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society.
In his first appearance at Michigan Stadium, before a crowd more than 20 times larger than the population of his home town, Bracken's first punt traveled 47 yards.
[4] In four years at Michigan, Bracken averaged 40.8 yards per punt,[5] a school record that was later surpassed by Monte Robbins.
[6] In the spring of 1984, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, but he failed a physical due to tendinitis in his knee.
[4] He next signed with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos during the 1984 preseason, but was released by both clubs.
He died in October 2014 in Billings, Montana, after contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).