William Ray Guy (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was a American football professional punter. He played parts of 14 seasons, all for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.[1] Coming from the University of Southern Mississippi, he was the only pure punter ever to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft when the Oakland Raiders selected him in 1973. He won three Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders also.[2]
On August 2, 2014, Guy was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and became the second pure kicker (after Jan Stenerud) and the first pure punter to be inducted.[3]
On November 3, 2022, Guy died after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[4]
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