The Ray Guy Award
First presentation by the Greater Augusta Sports Council was Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000. This Award honors the country's top collegiate punter. Criteria include total average yards per kick, net average yards per kick, number of times ball downed or out of bounds inside opponents' 20-yard line. Ray Guy's career consists of such accomplishments as: Led the NCAA in punting in 1972 at Southern Mississippi, Played for the Oakland Raiders 1973-1986, Career average: 42.4 yards per kick, Punted 619 times without a block, Six straight Pro Bowl appearances (seven total), Played on teams that won Super Bowl titles in 1977, 1981 and 1984, Named to the National Football League's All-time Super Bowl Dream Team, and Co-founder of the Ray Guy Kicking Academy, based in Kentucky. |