Ray Guy, the first ever full-time NFL punter to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday at age 72.
Guy wasn’t an ordinary punter, though. He spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Raiders franchise, was named to seven Pro Bowls, made three All-Pro teams and won three Super Bowls. His three titles are the most for any punter in league history.
Out of the 1,049 punts in his career, just three were blocked and 210 landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. “Ray was a warm, humble Southern gentleman who represented the game, the Raiders organization and the Hall of Fame with dignity and class at all times," Pro Football Hall of Fame president Jim Porter said in a
. “A truly gifted athlete, he could have been a star in Major League Baseball or pro basketball. Fans of the NFL thank Ray for choosing to focus on football.”
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