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RIP, Ray Guy
Ray Guy passed away this morning. I know this is a State board but Ray was a pretty good dude and heck of an athlete. RIP, Ray!
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One of the best punters ever. RIP, prayers to his family.
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Dam. Drafted as a DB and punter.
Last edited by parabrave; 11-03-2022 at 11:54 AM.
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I followed his career, from college through the NFL. And, even though I was not a Raiders fan, I still enjoyed the chance to see him play on TV. Side Note: With my husband being from So. Cali., it was a cardinal sin to pull for those misfits from Oakland. IMHO, he is still the best punter to ever play the game.
One thing I remember well is the helium controversy that involved Bum Phillips. It was like the Deflategate, of the 70s. Of course, Ray was finally exonerated. The following article is a good read about the whole debacle.
Rest In Peace, Ray Guy, and condolences to his loved ones.
https://syndication.bleacherreport.c...-punt.amp.html
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Originally Posted by
parabrave
Dam. Drafted as a DB and punter.
Played QB, Safety and punter/kicker at usm.
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Odd fact, the 2 arguably greatest punters ever, played college football in Mississippi. Ray at USM and Jerrell Wilson at PRCC.
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Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Odd fact, the 2 arguably greatest punters ever, played college football in Mississippi. Ray at USM and Jerrell Wilson at PRCC.
Didn't look it up, but could it be they got plenty of practice punting on bad teams? "Show me a team with a good punter, I'll show you a bad football team", Bear Bryant. Started following the Raiders as a young boy in the 60s' ( Their winning kind of balanced out State losing.) Prayers to the Guy family.
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Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Played QB, Safety and punter/kicker at usm.
Hits home for me, I saw him play both as CB and punter at Usm, but he was an outstanding pitcher for them. He shut a very good Msu baseball team down back in 71 or 72. Seems like he had pro scouts following him and he may have been drafted. I also think he was a very good golfer.
RIP Ray Guy!
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No doubt one of the best punters I have ever seen. Sad news.
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Originally Posted by
basedog
Hits home for me, I saw him play both as CB and punter at Usm, but he was an outstanding pitcher for them. He shut a very good Msu baseball team down back in 71 or 72. Seems like he had pro scouts following him and he may have been drafted. I also think he was a very good golfer.
RIP Ray Guy!
Hits home for me to, Base. I'm feeling older by the day. Ray was a tremendous athlete and could do just about anything, and yes he could've played baseball too. Guy was super fast as well. I remember Madden saying he was the best athlete on the raiders.
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Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Ray Guy passed away this morning. I know this is a State board but Ray was a pretty good dude and heck of an athlete. RIP, Ray!
sad news ... I met him at a golf tournament in Georgia and chatted briefly because I was raised not far from Hattiesburg and was struck by his easy going demeanor .... I always heard he had a 92 yard punt while at USM. And I believe he is the only player to ever hit the screen in the Superdome with a punt ... as a result the refs gave him a free kick
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There were 2 great kickers in the State at the same time. Mike Patrick from Biloxi was MSUs Kicker. He played for the Patriots. I think he passed away a few years ago.
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Wilson
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Odd fact, the 2 arguably greatest punters ever, played college football in Mississippi. Ray at USM and Jerrell Wilson at PRCC.
If I remember correctly Wilson also punted for USM
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Originally Posted by
Martianlander
If I remember correctly Wilson also punted for USM
Yes he did. I forgot to add that. He also played DB.
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If anyone is interested, there is a program about Ray Guy right now, on the NFL channel.
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Originally Posted by
FISHDAWG
sad news ... I met him at a golf tournament in Georgia and chatted briefly because I was raised not far from Hattiesburg and was struck by his easy going demeanor .... I always heard he had a 92 yard punt while at USM. And I believe he is the only player to ever hit the screen in the Superdome with a punt ... as a result the refs gave him a free kick
I want to say that 92-yard punt was against Ole Dixie. If I recall it was a missile that hit the ground and rolled so fast, it went thru the endo zone!
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Originally Posted by
parabrave
There were 2 great kickers in the State at the same time. Mike Patrick from Biloxi was MSUs Kicker. He played for the Patriots. I think he passed away a few years ago.
Mike Patrick was a great punter for us! Has to be one of the best punters ever at Msu!
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Hey BD did you know any of the players from the Sun Bowl team? My uncle grad from State in 1942 and my dad received his OCS training at State in 43 and this was the 1st time they saw them play since then.
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Originally Posted by
basedog
Mike Patrick was a great punter for us! Has to be one of the best punters ever at Msu!
Patrick was a stud!
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Originally Posted by
parabrave
Hey BD did you know any of the players from the Sun Bowl team? My uncle grad from State in 1942 and my dad received his OCS training at State in 43 and this was the 1st time they saw them play since then.
Yes I did, I have a long story I could tell about my days at Msu, I actually signed with Msu back in the day.
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