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Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955) is a former professional American Football running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Earl Campbell (Born - July 23, 1900 in Buckingham, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and New York Americans. ...
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The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. ...
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The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. ...
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. ...
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Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. ...
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. ...
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. ...
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. ...
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The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
Nea is a bogus SI prefix which purportedly represents 1027. ...
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
Nea is a bogus SI prefix which purportedly represents 1027. ...
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
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P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ...
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His nickname is The Tyler Rose, a reference to his hometown of Tyler, Texas which is known as the "Rose Capital of America" for its prominent place in the rose-growing industry. He went to John Tyler High School. Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ...
Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area DallasâFort WorthâArlington Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
John Tyler High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Tyler, Texas. ...
Early life
Campbell was born in Tyler, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. His father died when he was 11 years old. He began playing football in fifth grade as a kicker, but moved to linebacker and running back in sixth grade. In 1973, he led John Tyler High School to the Texas 4A State Championship (4A then was the largest classification in the state). Barry Switzer of Oklahoma, who unsuccessfully recruited Campbell, said in his 1989 book that Campbell was the only player he ever saw who could have gone straight from high school to the NFL and immediately been a star. This article relates to sports. ...
P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ...
College and professional career As a collegiate football player at the University of Texas at Austin, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1977. He was selected as the Southwest Conference running back of the year in each of his college seasons and finished with 4,444 career rushing yards. A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ...
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Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was a college athletic conference in the United States, now defunct. ...
Houston Oilers He was the first draft pick overall in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers and in that year named the Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press as well as the Most Valuable Player. 1978 NFL Draft Round one Categories: | | ...
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Campbell possessed a rare combination of speed and power, and was a prolific running back from 1978 through 1985. His outstanding single-season performance in 1979 earned him all-pro, Pro Bowl, and NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors. It was also the second of three consecutive seasons in which he led the league in rushing. Only Jim Brown had previously accomplished that feat. Campbell led the NFL in rushing in 1978, 1979, and 1980. He played in five Pro Bowls and finished his career with 9,407 yards and 74 touchdowns rushing along with 806 yards on 121 receptions. In 1980, Campbell's best year in the NFL, he ran for 1,934 yards including four 200-yard rushing games, including a personal best 206 yards against the Chicago Bears. Despite playing against stacked defenses and being gang-tackled nearly every time he carried the ball (a then-record 373 times), Campbell managed to average 5.2 yards per carry and scored 13 rushing touchdowns in 1980 alone. The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. ...
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. ...
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ...
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. ...
James Nathaniel Jim Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a retired American professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. ...
The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. ...
The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. ...
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The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League. ...
City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football...
New Orleans Saints In 1984, he was traded to the New Orleans Saints, reuniting him with his former Oilers coach O.A. "Bum" Phillips. The trade was controversial in New Orleans, as it was widely believed that Campbell's skills had diminished, and the Saints already had the young George Rogers in the backfield. Campbell played in a diminished role in 1984 and 1985, and retired during the preseason of 1986, feeling that the beating he had taken during his career had taken too much of a toll. The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. ...
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Oail Andrew Bum Phillips (born on September 29, 1923 in Nederland, Texas or Orange, Texas) is a former National Football League (NFL) head coach. ...
George Washington Rogers (born December 8, 1958 in Duluth, Georgia) is a former American football player who achieved distinction in both the college and professional ranks as a running back. ...
The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. ...
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. ...
The 1986 NFL season was the 67th regular season of the National Football League. ...
Legacy Campbell is widely acknowledged as one of the best running backs in NFL history. He is considered a prototype for the bruising, power running back. Described as a "one-man demolition team," Campbell was a punishing runner. His 34-inch thighs, 5-11, 244-pound frame, coupled with 4.6 speed, made him the most feared runner of his time. Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene claimed that Campbell could inflict more damage on a team than any other back he ever faced. Charles Edward Greene, known as Mean Joe Greene (born September 24, 1946), is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he quickly developed into the most dominant defensive player the NFL had ever seen. ...
Former Heisman Trophy winner and former Miami Dolphins player Ricky Williams was often compared to Campbell during Williams' days as a player with The University of Texas Longhorns. Even now, short running backs that use powerful legs to their advantage are occasionally nicknamed "Little Earl," most recently to some publicity with Gary Russell of the University of Minnesota.[1] City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach Cam Cameron Owner H. Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970âpresent) American Football Conference...
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The pride that prodded Campbell to stretch out every run over eight grueling seasons for the Oilers and New Orleans Saints also might have been responsible for his relatively short career. All of the pounding he absorbed, all of the bone-jarring blows from second, third and fourth tacklers wore down his body and prompted a premature drop-off in performance. Debate still rages as to whether Coach Bum Phillips hastened the end of Campbell's career by overworking him; nevertheless, the consensus is clear that during Campbell's heyday, few running backs were as productive or imposing. Oail Andrew Bum Phillips (born on September 29, 1923 in Nederland, Texas or Orange, Texas) is a former National Football League (NFL) head coach. ...
Honors In 1999, he was ranked number 33 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranked player for the Houston Oilers franchise. This article is about the year. ...
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The Statue of Earl Campbell at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Campbell, Texas’ first Heisman Trophy winner in 1977, was honored at halftime against Ohio State on September 9, 2006. The school unveiled a new 9-foot statue of Campbell in the southwest corner of Royal-Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. The same year, Campbell graced the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, an honor that eluded him during his playing days. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 1188 KB) I took this photograph myself MaroonFrog 21:22, 18 January 2007 (UTC) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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In 1981 the state legislature of Texas proclaimed Earl Campbell as an Official State Hero of Texas, an honor only previously awarded to Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin, and Sam Houston. [2][3] Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 â March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and by the popular title King of the Wild Frontier. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the...
Stephen F. Austin Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 â December 27, 1836), known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by the United States. ...
Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793âJuly 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician and soldier. ...
Personal life In 1980, Campbell married his high school girlfriend Reuchalle Reuna Smith. They have two sons: Christian, who ran track at the University of Houston, and Tyler, who currently plays football for San Diego State University. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
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San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ...
Due to the countless carries in his NFL career and numerous hits on his body, Campbell has great difficulty walking and sometimes requires the use of a wheelchair. In 2004, ESPN showed a segment about retired and current NFL players who deal with chronic injuries due to playing in the NFL over a number of years. The segment showed Earl Campbell at a farm using a wheelchair. Campbell has developed severe arthrtis in his knees and has debilitating back pain. He attributes his back pain to a congenital back condition aggravated by his football career. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Ivan Charles Tucker Frederickson (born January 12, 1943 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a running back for the New York Giants of the NFL. Frederickson attended Auburn University, and was a two-way player with the Tigers football team (averaging 4. ...
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Charles Aaron Bubba Smith (born February 28, 1945 in Orange, Texas) is an American actor and former athlete. ...
Anthony Ronald Ron Yary (born July 16, 1946) in Chicago, IL, and was a former professional American football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947, San Francisco, California) commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ...
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948), is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ...
Jim Plunkett on the February 15, 1971 cover of Sports Illustrated James W. Jim Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose, California) is a retired American football player. ...
Walter George Patulski (born February 3, 1950) in Fulton, NY, and is a former American football player. ...
John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 - June 17, 1989), nicknamed Tooz, was an American football player in the NFL who later became an actor. ...
Edward Lee Too Tall Jones (born February 23, 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee) was an American football player. ...
Steve Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952) is a former American Football quarterback who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). ...
Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 - November 28, 1984) was a former American professional football player who played running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers from 1977 to 1982. ...
Tom Cousineau (born May 6, 1957, in Fairview Park, Ohio) is a former American Football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1987. ...
Billy Sims (born September 18, 1955 in Missouri) is a former American NFL Pro Bowl, and college, football running back. ...
George Washington Rogers (born December 8, 1958 in Duluth, Georgia) is a former American football player who achieved distinction in both the college and professional ranks as a running back. ...
Kenneth Wayne Sims (born October 31, 1959 in Kosse, Texas), is a former American professional football player who was selected by the New England Patriots as the first overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. ...
John Albert Elway, Jr. ...
Irving Fryar (born September 28, 1962) is a former American Football wide receiver. ...
Bruce Smith (b. ...
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Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football quarterback for the National Football Leagues New England Patriots. ...
Aundray Bruce (born on April 30, 1966) was an outside linebacker at Auburn University. ...
Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California) // The youngest of three children, Aikman was born in West Covina, California on November 21, 1966 to Charlyn and Kenneth Aikman, and lived in Cerritos, California until age 12, when his family moved to a farm in Henryetta, Oklahoma. ...
Jeffrey Scott George (Born December 8, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was a National Football League quarterback. ...
Russell Maryland (born March 22, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former National Football League player, who, in a career lasting ten years, played nose tackle for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers. ...
Steve Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former defensive end/defensive tackle for the National Football Leagues Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears. ...
Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL known best for his almost eight years of starting for the New England Patriots. ...
Daniel Wilkinson (born March 13, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. ...
Kenneth Ki-Jana Carter (born September 12, 1973) is a former NFL running back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and later the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. ...
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Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the St. ...
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise. ...
Timothy Scott Couch (born July 31, 1977 in Hyden, Kentucky) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. ...
Courtney Brown is an NFL defensive end. ...
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football Leagues Atlanta Falcons franchise. ...
For the former AIDS sufferer, see David Carr (history of AIDS). ...
Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. ...
Elisha Nelson Eli Manning (born January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a professional American football player and the starting quarterback for the New York Giants of the NFL. He is the younger brother of Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning and the son of Archie Manning. ...
For other persons named Alex Smith, see Alex Smith (disambiguation). ...
Mario Williams (born January 31, 1985) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans franchise of the National Football League. ...
JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is a quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. ...
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This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1970s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group. ...
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948), is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ...
Kenny The Snake Stabler (born December 25, 1945) is a former National Football League quarterback who played quarterback at the University of Alabama and for the Oakland Raiders (1970-1979); and for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints (1980-1984). ...
Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player where he was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 1970s during their reign as Americas Team. ...
Franco Harris (b. ...
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1954 â November 1, 1999) Was an American football player, who spent his entire professional career playing for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. ...
Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947, San Francisco, California) commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ...
Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football player. ...
Drew Pearson is a sportscaster and former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. ...
Lynn Curtis Swann (b. ...
Paul Dryden Warfield (born November 28, 1942 in Warren, Ohio) was a professional American football wide receiver in the 1960s and 1970s. ...
David John Casper (born February 2, 1952, Bemidji, Minnesota) played at the University of Notre Dame, earning him All-American in 1972 and 1973. ...
Charles Alvin Sanders (born August 25, 1946, Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former American football player who played tight end for the Detroit Lions from 1968-77. ...
Daniel Lee Dierdorf (b. ...
Arthur Art Shell (born November 26, 1946 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and two-time former head coach of the Oakland Raiders. ...
Rayfield Wright (born in August 23, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. ...
Anthony Ronald Ron Yary (born July 16, 1946) in Chicago, IL, and was a former professional American football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
Joseph Michael DeLamielleure (born March 16, 1951, Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football offensive lineman who was an All-American at Michigan State. ...
John Allen Hog Hannah (born April 4, 1951) is an American former football left guard who played for the New England Patriots (1973â1985). ...
Lawrence Chatmon Little (Born November 2, 1945, in Groveland, Georgia) is a former American Football offensive guard who played for the 1967-68San Diego Chargers and then traded to the Miami Dolphins 1969. ...
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. ...
James John Langer (Born May 16, 1948 in Little Falls, Minnesota) is a former american football center for the National Football League Miami Dolphins. ...
Michael Lewis Webster (March 18, 1952 - September 24, 2002) was an American football player who played center in the National Football League from 1974 to 1990. ...
Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979. ...
L.C. Henderson Greenwood (born September 8, 1946 in Canton, Mississippi) is a former American football player for the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers. ...
Harvey Banks Martin (born November 16, 1950 in Dallas, Texas; died December 24, 2001) was a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. ...
Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football defensive end who played for the Los Angeles Rams. ...
Charles Edward Greene, known as Mean Joe Greene (born September 24, 1946), is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he quickly developed into the most dominant defensive player the NFL had ever seen. ...
Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939) is a former American football player and photographer. ...
Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is an American former National Football League player and actor. ...
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a former professional American football player who starred as a defensive lineman in the NFL, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings as a member of the Purple People Eaters, and then went on to have a distinguished legal career, serving...
Robert Lee Bell, Jr (Born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina) is a former American Football linebacker/defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ...
Robert Brazile was a linebacker in the NFL. Categories: | ...
Dick Butkus (born December 9, 1942) is a former American football player and actor. ...
Jack Raphael Ham, Jr. ...
Theodore (Ted) Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) was an American football linebacker for the 1969 to 1973 Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts), 1974 Green Bay Packers and the 1975 to 1983 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
John Harold Jack Lambert (July 8, 1952, Mantua, Ohio, United States) is a former NFL linebacker in American football. ...
William Ferdie Brown (Born December 2, 1940, in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is a retired American Football cornerback and is currently on the staff of the Oakland Raiders. ...
James Earl Johnson (born March 31, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, USA) was a cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. ...
Roger Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) was a former National Football League cornerback who played his whole 14-year career with the St. ...
Louis Donnel Wright (born January 31, 1953 in Gilmer, Texas) is a former American Football cornerback who played his entire NFL career for the Denver Broncos for 12 seasons from 1975 to 1986. ...
Richard Paul Anderson (born February 10, 1946) is a former American Football defensive back for the American Football Leagues and NFLs Miami Dolphins, where he played for his entire ten year career from 1968 to 1977 missing two of those seasons with a major knee injury. ...
Cliff Harris was an American Football player. ...
Ken Houston (born November 12, 1944) was an American college and professional football defensive back with a 14 year professional career. ...
Lawrence Frank Wilson (born May 24, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho) is a former American football free safety who played for the St. ...
Garabed Garo Sarkis Yepremian (born June 2, 1944) is a former National Football League placekicker. ...
James LeRoy Bakken (born November 2, 1940, Madison, Wisconsin) was an American football punter and placekicker for the St. ...
Guy was a key member of three Super Bowl-winning Raiders teams: (Super Bowls XI, XV, and XVIII. Arguably, his best performance was in Super Bowl XVIII against the Washington Redskins. ...
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