Ray Guy
William Ray Guy (born December 22, 1949 died November 3, 2022) is a retired American football punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.[1] Coming from the University of Southern Mississippi, he was the only pure punter ever to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft when the Oakland Raiders selected him in 1973. He won three Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders also.[2]
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 22, 1949 Swainsboro, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Thomson (Thomson, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern Mississippi | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||||
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On August 2, 2014, Guy was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and became the second pure kicker (after Jan Stenerud) and the first pure punter to be inducted.[3]
References
- "Ray Guy". NFL.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- "Hall of Famers: Ray Guy". Profootballhof.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- "Ray Guy Inducted Into Hall of Fame". Oakland Raiders. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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