Pro Football Hall of Fame and former Raiders punter Ray Guy has passed away at the age of 72 years old. He spent his entire career with the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Raiders. He is currently the only NFL punter to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In the 1973 NFL Draft when he was drafted out of Southern Miss, he became the first punter to be selected in the first round. Guy is considered one of the greatest NFL punters of all time.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Pro Football Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy.
Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/DPqnFKbyzj
— NFL (@NFL) November 3, 2022
In his NFL career with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, Ray Guy won three Super Bowls win the team, was named to seven Pro Bowls, and was named an All-Pro three times. He is also a member of the Hall of Fame All-1970s Team. In his Hall of Fame, speech Guy highlighted how he felt the Pro Football Hall of Fame was incomplete without a punter and how he was proud to be the first one inducted. He is still currently the lone punter to receive the honor of being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We here at Def Pen Sports offer our thoughts to the family and friends of Ray Guy at this time.
