Ray Guy
Punter, American football player
1949 –
Who is Ray Guy?
William Ray Guy is a retired American football punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. Guy was a unanimous All-American selection in 1972 as a senior at the University of Southern Mississippi, and was the first pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, when the Oakland Raiders selected him with the 23rd overall pick in 1973.
A six-time NFL All-Pro, Guy is widely considered to be the greatest punter of all time and has been a seven-time finalist as a modern era candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On August 21, 2013, he was selected by the Seniors Committee as a finalist for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014. He was inducted to the Hall of Fame on August 2, 2014, becoming only the second pure kicker and the first pure punter so honored.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1949
Swainsboro - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern Mississippi
- Lived in
- Augusta
- Swainsboro
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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