Bucky Scribner
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||
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| Born: | July 11, 1960 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 16, 2017 (aged 57) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Lawrence | ||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 11 / Pick: 299 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was a professional American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected as the first-team punter on the 1980 All-Big Eight Conference football team. A left-footed punter, he played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers (1983–1984) and the Minnesota Vikings (1987–1989).[1][2]
He died from brain cancer on September 16, 2017.[3]
NFL career statistics[edit]
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season[edit]
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1983 | GNB | 16 | 69 | 2,869 | 2,345 | 70 | 41.6 | 33.5 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 1984 | GNB | 16 | 85 | 3,596 | 2,988 | 61 | 42.3 | 35.2 | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| 1987 | MIN | 4 | 20 | 827 | 728 | 54 | 41.4 | 36.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | MIN | 16 | 84 | 3,387 | 2,802 | 55 | 40.3 | 32.6 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
| 1989 | MIN | 16 | 72 | 2,864 | 2,404 | 55 | 39.8 | 33.4 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Career | 68 | 330 | 13,543 | 11,267 | 70 | 41.0 | 33.8 | 3 | 72 | 37 | |
Playoffs[edit]
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1987 | MIN | 3 | 18 | 610 | 583 | 46 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 2 | 14 | 566 | 451 | 51 | 40.4 | 32.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | MIN | 1 | 4 | 128 | 122 | 39 | 32.0 | 24.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 36 | 1,304 | 1,156 | 51 | 36.2 | 31.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
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