collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Is he still the only punter in the HOF? And are there any who should be HOFers? Obviously I only mean "for real" punters, not ones in the old days who just punted "on the side".
"it's not important"??? Oh trust me if there is anything in team sports that is a more perfect example of "you don't know what you got till its gone" it's your kicker and your punter! Those of you who played or followed HS football and it's a smaller (less students) school, you know how really hard (and thus that much more valuable) it is to find a good kicker and/or punter!
That's why I'm not the least bit surprised at seeing more and more chicks being kickers and/or punters in football, especially at the HS level. Seriously, as rare as it is at the HS level to have a good (let alone a great) kicker and/or punter (especially at smaller schools), a coach would be in NO position to be picky about silly things like gender!!
As a fan of the silver/black in the 70's I remember him well. Was a HOFer all the way if you watched him play. And how he could influence a game with his kicking ability.
Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
First Raider Home Game in 1963 when I was 7-8. My Father was an Attorney who did Scab work for All Davis/AFL in 1960-1963, then he was finally hired by the Raiders in 1964 as Supervisory Trademark Litigant Attorney in charge of a team of 6 Attorneys. Went to every Home Raider Game (From 1964 to about 1985), and most Away games in the 60's/70's!
Met Ray Guy as a Teenager in the 73 or 74 Season, not sure which, although he is and always will be loved by me as one of the Original 1960-1970 Raiders, he was at best to me, and most of the kids running around the Bench, a Nice Guy, No Pun Intended, but generally just that. We considered him to be NO Matusak, or Hendrickcson, or Chrisrianson, ect when it came to the treatment of us kids, we Loved Them!. Just the way it was!
RIP Ray Guy. When it comes to the punter position, Ray Guy was the unquestioned standard of excellence. But he wasn't just a punter, he was a complete football player. Guy is pictured below at the Orange Bowl during a 30-28 Los Angeles Raiders victory over the Miami Dolphins on October 19, 1986. Guy was a phenomenal athlete out of Thomson, Georgia. He played quarterback, safety, linebacker and of course punter in high school. He led Thomson High School to back-to-back state titles in Georgia, averaging a whopping 49.7 yards per punt as a senior. He once scored 39 points in a basketball game the day after leading his high school football team to a state title with no practice. In baseball, he once pitched a 15 inning shutout in a state semifinal game.
Guy continued to dominate at the University of Southern Mississippi and earned All American honors as a defensive back. He averaged 44.7 yards per punt as a senior--best in the nation. He kicked a 61-yard field goal during a snowstorm in a game at Utah, and intercepted eight passes from his safety position. In 1973, Guy became the first and only punter to be selected in first round of the NFL Draft. Many thought Raiders owner Al Davis was crazy for taking a punter that high in the draft. Not only did Guy live up to his lofty draft status, he exceeded it. He proved to be a huge weapon for the Raiders, flipping the field position with his powerful leg. Not only could Guy punt for distance, he was also remarkably accurate with his "coffin corner" punts that are often a lost art in today's game. He played his entire 14 year NFL career with the Raiders from 1973 to 1986, earning 7 trips to the Pro Bowl. He was also named First Team All Pro six times. Guy was a member of 3 Super Bowl championship teams with the Raiders. He is the only pure punter currently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ray Guy was 72.
@Estil said:
Is he still the only punter in the HOF? And are there any who should be HOFers? Obviously I only mean "for real" punters, not ones in the old days who just punted "on the side".
Shane Lechler deserves to be in if anyone does. Member of two different all-decade teams.
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Terrible news to a lifelong Raider fan. RIP
Tough card. Pop 162
RIP
How much did it sale for is one of the funniest and most ignorant things I've ever heard.
RIP
RIP
a difference maker with his leg
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Is he still the only punter in the HOF? And are there any who should be HOFers? Obviously I only mean "for real" punters, not ones in the old days who just punted "on the side".
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
"it's not important"??? Oh trust me if there is anything in team sports that is a more perfect example of "you don't know what you got till its gone" it's your kicker and your punter! Those of you who played or followed HS football and it's a smaller (less students) school, you know how really hard (and thus that much more valuable) it is to find a good kicker and/or punter!
That's why I'm not the least bit surprised at seeing more and more chicks being kickers and/or punters in football, especially at the HS level. Seriously, as rare as it is at the HS level to have a good (let alone a great) kicker and/or punter (especially at smaller schools), a coach would be in NO position to be picky about silly things like gender!!
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
RIP
As a fan of the silver/black in the 70's I remember him well. Was a HOFer all the way if you watched him play. And how he could influence a game with his kicking ability.
Evening,
First Raider Home Game in 1963 when I was 7-8. My Father was an Attorney who did Scab work for All Davis/AFL in 1960-1963, then he was finally hired by the Raiders in 1964 as Supervisory Trademark Litigant Attorney in charge of a team of 6 Attorneys. Went to every Home Raider Game (From 1964 to about 1985), and most Away games in the 60's/70's!
Met Ray Guy as a Teenager in the 73 or 74 Season, not sure which, although he is and always will be loved by me as one of the Original 1960-1970 Raiders, he was at best to me, and most of the kids running around the Bench, a Nice Guy, No Pun Intended, but generally just that. We considered him to be NO Matusak, or Hendrickcson, or Chrisrianson, ect when it came to the treatment of us kids, we Loved Them!. Just the way it was!
YeeHaw!
Neil
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RIP Ray Guy. When it comes to the punter position, Ray Guy was the unquestioned standard of excellence. But he wasn't just a punter, he was a complete football player. Guy is pictured below at the Orange Bowl during a 30-28 Los Angeles Raiders victory over the Miami Dolphins on October 19, 1986. Guy was a phenomenal athlete out of Thomson, Georgia. He played quarterback, safety, linebacker and of course punter in high school. He led Thomson High School to back-to-back state titles in Georgia, averaging a whopping 49.7 yards per punt as a senior. He once scored 39 points in a basketball game the day after leading his high school football team to a state title with no practice. In baseball, he once pitched a 15 inning shutout in a state semifinal game.
Guy continued to dominate at the University of Southern Mississippi and earned All American honors as a defensive back. He averaged 44.7 yards per punt as a senior--best in the nation. He kicked a 61-yard field goal during a snowstorm in a game at Utah, and intercepted eight passes from his safety position. In 1973, Guy became the first and only punter to be selected in first round of the NFL Draft. Many thought Raiders owner Al Davis was crazy for taking a punter that high in the draft. Not only did Guy live up to his lofty draft status, he exceeded it. He proved to be a huge weapon for the Raiders, flipping the field position with his powerful leg. Not only could Guy punt for distance, he was also remarkably accurate with his "coffin corner" punts that are often a lost art in today's game. He played his entire 14 year NFL career with the Raiders from 1973 to 1986, earning 7 trips to the Pro Bowl. He was also named First Team All Pro six times. Guy was a member of 3 Super Bowl championship teams with the Raiders. He is the only pure punter currently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ray Guy was 72.
Shane Lechler deserves to be in if anyone does. Member of two different all-decade teams.