It wasn’t my dream. I’m glad I’m the first one. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) This article is more than 6 years old. Plaque location: Oakland Coliseum. You can’t hit nobody, you can’t touch ‘em. Fire officials reveal where celebrity chef's blaze began. I wasn’t starting out like the new generation — now you’ve got to be a specialist in high school because you’ve got an offense and you’ve got a defense, whereas I played both sides of the ball during the whole game.

No Interest if paid in full in 6 mo on $99+Opens in a new window or tab* No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on $99+. I made it into a — I wouldn’t call it dominating position — but I knew I could change field position and help the team win, in any circumstances where it’s in the middle of the field or backed up in the end zone. Ray Guy started at defensive back and was the backup quarterback, but it was his prowess as a kicker and punter that has made his name synonymous with special teams excellence.

He finished by saying that he's here "for the love of the game.

... Inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. I don’t sit and dwell on all that. Oakland Raiders punter Ray Guy kicks against the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl XV in New Orleans in 1981.

It was just the way it happened now, and whatever [was] thrown at me, I took it and ran with it.

We did not have a full team up until this year.

In his 13-year career, Guy played in 207 consecutive games, averaged 42.4 yards per punt with a 33.8 net yards average, and had 210 punts down inside the 20-yard line. Guy told Yahoo! Guy gave his speech at the enshrinement ceremony on Saturday.Guy said that being part of the Hall of Fame, which is forever, is something that's beyond his wildest dreams. Let’s bring it on, let’s go with it.RG: Oh man, there’s a ton of ‘em.

I know they’re Raiders and all that — Jerrel Wilson who was a punter back before me. To me it’s not the old football. He said that he'd rather be in the background and not the center of attention, something that obviously fits as a punter. That didn’t bother me. I think we need to alternate it, maybe one year the younger generation then the older generation. Price: US $280.00. Because I guess they figured, "Well, punters are not appreciated.

Guy said he took a look at everything he did from childhood until now, and couldn't determine where he realized that football was what he wanted to, and that making the Hall of Fame was his goal. This weekend in Canton, Ohio, the Pro Football Hall …

He said that he could have been a pitcher in MLB, or a player in the NBA. 2008, Football. But everything’s changed. By James Brady @jamesbradyisme Aug 2, 2014, 10:11pm EDT He then said there were two people who were no longer with us who needed to be thanked -- his college coach P.W. And I don’t see really, basically, what the issue was about it — why they never did that before.
I held for him two or three years in the Pro Bowl. Coming from the University of Southern Mississippi, in 1973, he was the first pure punter ever selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders. But if I could still punt right now, I could probably win that battle of consistency out of bounds, inside the 20. But we’ve got to get these guys brought forth and put into the enshrinement where they belong because they changed their position, too.RG: Well no, it’s changed, yes. A few thoughts: Few Hall of Fame candidacies have proven more enduring, or controversial, than Ray Guy’s. He started by thanking everyone there, including a large group of former punters. He wanted to dedicate every single thing he could to perfecting his craft. Ray Guy was one of the greatest punters in NFL history. I’m not begrudging that but I don’t think it’s very consistent.RG: When they run out and kick it on the run, you know, things like that. Ray Guy, the first punter to make it into the Hall of Fame, said that the Hall of Fame is a "complete team" with his induction. Was he really that good? Hopefully this will set a trend and a new avenue for [punters].RG: Well, my deal was I grew up doing everything. I was drafted five years in a row. In the 1970s, Ray Guy was a star. If that's true, then I'd like my enshrinement and number 8 to represent a new beginning for punters into the Hall of Fame. I actually did all the punting, the kickoffs, the extra points, the field goals, even in college. Condition: Like New. So Jan and I go back, yeah.RG: Well, I remember, he went in because I was on the final list too. But during my era there’s a ton of them out there that need to be considered. I didn’t focus on going to the NFL. I'd have probably enjoyed playing baseball, but football was my chosen life, and I had to go from doing pretty much everything to doing one thing.But that one thing was very important because I knew all through my life how important it was. Ever since, whether they saw his soaring punts or not, many fans have believed that Guy was by far the best ever.

Ray Guy, the first punter to make it into the Hall of Fame, said that the Hall of Fame is a "complete team" with his induction.Only time will tell if Ray Guy has opened the floodgates for more players at his position, but what's important right now is that he's the first pure punter to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In other words, he's got all the numbers he needs to back up this nomination.


Guy is set to inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

I mean, I could have played baseball.

So from the athleticism [standpoint], I’ve always been able to play, and that helped me a lot.RG: I knew that back [when I was] seven years old.

Ray Guy.

Ray Guy reached seven Pro Bowls and was a three-time First-Team All-Pro.


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