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{{Short description|American football player (1949–2022)}}
{{about|the American football punter|the Canadian humorist|Ray Guy (humorist)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Ray Guy
| image       = Ray Guy 1985.jpg
| alt         =
| caption     = Guy playing for the [[Los Angeles Raiders]] in 1985
| number      = 8
| position    = [[Punter (gridiron football)|Punter]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1949|12|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Swainsboro, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2022|11|03|1949|12|22|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 195
| high_school = [[Thomson High School|Thomson]] <br> ([[Thomson, Georgia]])
| college     = [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]] (1970–1972)
| draftyear   = 1973
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 23
| pastteams   = * [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] / [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1973|1986}})
| highlights  = * 3× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XI|XI]], [[Super Bowl XV|XV]], [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* 6× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1973 All-Pro Team|1973]]–[[1978 All-Pro Team|1978]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[1979 All-Pro Team|1979]], [[1980 All-Pro Team|1980]])
* 7× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]]–[[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]], [[1981 Pro Bowl|1980]])
* [[Golden Toe Award]] (1975)
* [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1972 College Football All-America Team|1972]])
* [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football#Retired numbers|Southern Miss Golden Eagles No. 44]] retired
| statlabel1  = [[Punt (gridiron football)|Punts]]
| statvalue1  = 1,049
| statlabel2  = Punting yards
| statvalue2  = 44,493
| statlabel3  = Punting average
| statvalue3  = 42.4
| statlabel4  = Longest punt
| statvalue4  = 77
| statlabel5  = Inside 20
| statvalue5  = 210
| pfr         = G/GuyxRa20
| HOF         = ray-guy
| CollegeHOF  = 2140 
}}

'''William Ray Guy''' (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Punter (gridiron football)|punter]] who played for the [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] / [[Los Angeles Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=GUY474616 |title=Ray Guy, P at |website=Nfl.com |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> Guy was a first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] selection in 1972 as a senior for the [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss Golden Eagles]], and is the only pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the [[NFL draft]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adame |first=Anthony |date=2024-04-27 |title=Highest Drafted Punters in NFL History After Bears Spend 4th-Rounder On Tory Taylor |url=https://www.givemesport.com/highest-drafted-punters-nfl-history/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}</ref> when the Raiders selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the [[1973 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title=USM's Ray Guy talks about getting left out of NFL Hall of Fame -- again (poll) | website=Gulf Live| date=2013-08-04 | url=https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/08/usms_ray_guy_talks_about_getti.html | access-date=2025-10-02}}</ref> He won three [[Super Bowl]]s with the Raiders. Guy was elected to both the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2014. An eight-time [[All-Pro]], Guy is widely considered to be the greatest punter of all time.<ref name="profootballhof1">[http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2013/8/21/ray-guy-claude-humphrey-named-as-2014-finalists/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821183426/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2013/8/21/ray-guy-claude-humphrey-named-as-2014-finalists/|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>

With his induction to the Hall of Fame on August 2, 2014, he became the first pure punter to be so honored.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10387793/2014-pro-football-hall-fame-derrick-brooks-walter-jones-andre-reed-michael-strahan-aeneas-williams-ray-guy-claude-humphrey-selected|title=Derrick Brooks headlines HOF class|publisher=ESPN|date=February 1, 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Guy attended [[Thomson High School]] in [[Thomson, Georgia]], where he was a four-sport star. Playing [[quarterback]], [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]], [[linebacker]], and [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]], aside from [[placekicker|kicking]] and punting duties, Guy led Thomson to the Georgia Class A state football championships in 1967 and 1968. Guy averaged 49.7 yards per [[Punt (gridiron football)|punt]] in 1968. Playing [[basketball]], Guy scored 39 points in a Thomson basketball game the day after the 1968 state championship football game, with no practice. In [[baseball]], Guy [[pitch (baseball)|pitched]] a 15-[[inning]] scoreless game for Thomson in the state playoff semifinals in 1969. He was also a member of the [[Track and field|track]] team, competing in discus and triple jump.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/best-player-school-history-region-aaaa-teams/aBGbhPebXcc63fa5XTuTJL/|title=Best player in school history: Region 3-AAAA teams|first=Todd|last=Holcomb}}</ref><ref name=ff>{{Cite web|url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2140|title=Ray Guy (2004) – Hall of Fame|website=National Football Foundation}}</ref>

==College career==
Guy was both a punter and a placekicker at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]], once kicking a then-[[NCAA]] record 61-yard [[field goal]] in a snowstorm during a game in [[Utah]].<ref name=shook_11032022/> In 1972, he kicked a 93-yard punt in a game against the [[University of Mississippi]].<ref name="WLBT"/> He led the nation with an average of 46.2 yards per punt, earning him first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors from the [[Football Writers Association of America]].<ref name=ff/><ref>{{cite news|title=Huff Gets Spot On Writers 11|newspaper=Panama City News-Herald|agency=UPI|date=November 30, 1972|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3290022/huff_named_1st_team_allamerican_qb_by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> After his senior season, Guy was named [[most valuable player]] of the 1972 [[Chicago College All-Star Game]], in which an [[All-star game|all-star]] team of college seniors played the current [[Super Bowl]] champion.<ref name="Bleacher"/> His career average of 44.7 yards per punt is a school record.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rayguy|url=https://southernmiss.com/sports/2018/6/21/_rayguy_.aspx|website=Southern Miss|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=shook_11032022>{{cite web |first=Nick|last=Shook|date=November 3, 2022| url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ray-guy-hall-of-fame-punter-with-raiders-dies-at-age-of-72 | title=Ray Guy, Hall of Fame punter with Raiders, dies at age of 72 | website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref> He was also a starting [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] at Southern Miss; during his senior season, he set a single-season school record with eight [[interception]]s and was named an All-American defensive back by the [[Walter Camp Football Foundation]].<ref name="WLBT">{{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame punter, USM legend Ray Guy passes away |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2022/11/03/pro-football-hall-fame-punter-usm-legend-ray-guy-passes-away/ |website=WLBT.com |access-date=November 4, 2022 |date=November 3, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Bleacher">{{cite web |last1=Nix |first1=JW |title=Crazy Canton Cuts = Ray Guy |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/188953-crazy-canton-cuts-ray-guy |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=November 4, 2022 |date=May 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Camp Honor To Rogers Once Again|date=November 29, 1972|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|agency=AP|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112535736/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

Guy also played baseball at Southern Miss, [[striking out]] 266 in 200 innings and pitching a [[no-hitter]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A true game changer — Ray Guy: 1949–2022|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2022/pro-football-hall-of-famer-ray-guy,-a-true-game-changer-as-a-punter,-dies/|access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Guy was the first kicker to be selected in the first round in the [[NFL draft]], when the [[Oakland Raiders]] selected him with the 23rd overall pick of the [[1973 NFL draft|1973 draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiro7.com/sports/ray-guy-first-pro/S3N52R4WCY7RLO2O2ZBAEWX6WQ/|publisher=[[KIRO-TV]]|title=Ray Guy, first Pro Football Hall of Fame punter, dies at 72|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103193658/https://www.kiro7.com/sports/ray-guy-first-pro/S3N52R4WCY7RLO2O2ZBAEWX6WQ/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In his career as a punter, Guy played his entire career with the Raiders and was selected to seven [[Pro Bowl]] teams, including six in a row from 1973 to 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theaugustapress.com/thomson-native-and-nfl-hall-of-fame-punter-ray-guy-passes-away-at-age-72/|newspaper=[[The Augusta Press]]|date=November 3, 2022|title=Thomson native and NFL Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy dies at age 72|author=Rickerson, Chris|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was named as the punter on the [[National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team|NFL's 75th]] and [[National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|100th anniversary teams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/11/03/ray-guy-raiders-legend-and-hall-fame-punter-dies-72/8256940001/|website=[[USA Today]]|date=November 3, 2022|title=Pro Football Hall of Famer punter, Raiders legend Ray Guy dies at 72|author=Axxson, Scooby}}</ref> His trademark was kicking punts that stayed in the air for long periods of time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2022/11/03/former-raiders-p-ray-guy-passes-away-at-age-72/|website=[[USA Today]]|title=Former Raiders P Ray Guy passes away at age 72|author=Mosher, Marcus|date=November 3, 2022}}</ref> His punts frequently left opposing offenses pinned deep in their end of the field; by the time opposing punt returners fielded a Guy punt, the Raiders had the field covered so well that a return was impossible. Pro Football Hall of Fame historian Joe Horrigan once said of Guy, "He's the first punter you could look at and say: 'He won games.'"<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Shane Lechler will have a tougher time reaching Canton than admirers believe|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/talkoffame/nfl/why-shane-lechler-will-have-a-tougher-time-reaching-canton-than-admirers-believe|newspaper=Talk of Fame|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>

In [[Super Bowl XVIII]], Guy punted seven times for 299 yards (42.7 average), with 244 net yards (34.8 average). Five of his punts pinned the [[Washington Redskins]] inside their own 20.  Due in part to his effective punting, the [[Los Angeles Raiders]] easily won the game, 38–9.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198401220rai.htm|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|title=Super Bowl XVIII}}</ref>

After a 1977 game against [[Houston Oilers|Houston]], Oilers coach [[Bum Phillips]] accused Guy of using [[Football (ball)|footballs]] illegally inflated with [[helium]]. Houston returner [[Billy "White Shoes" Johnson|Billy Johnson]] stated that he had "never seen anyone hang kickoffs like Guy did", and that the ball was "hanging up there too long". Additionally, the Raiders had used a new ball for every punt, adding to the Oilers' suspicions. Phillips said after the game that he would send the ball to [[Rice University]] for testing.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 14, 1977|title=Helium Hangtime Hunch|work=Eugene Register-Guard|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19771114&id=N8ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3863,3624850&hl=en|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Guy punted three times for 107 yards in the game,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders – November 13th, 1977|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197711130rai.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> significantly less than his career average.

During his career, Guy was also the Raiders' emergency quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raiders.com/history/all-time-roster/bios-g/ray-guy|publisher=[[Las Vegas Raiders]]|title=Ray Guy – All-Time Roster}}</ref><ref name=hof_07122014>{{cite web|title=ONE-ON-ONE WITH RAY GUY|date=July 12, 2014|work=Pro Football Hall of Fame|url=https://contests.profootballhof.com/news/one-on-one-with-ray-guy/|access-date=November 4, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104092656/https://contests.profootballhof.com/news/one-on-one-with-ray-guy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also handled [[Kickoff (gridiron football)|kickoffs]] in the first five years of his career.<ref name=hof_07122014/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrdw.com/2022/11/03/hall-fame-punter-ray-guy-swainsboro-native-has-died/|publisher=[[WRDW-TV]]|title=CSRA native and NFL punting legend Ray Guy dies at 72|date=November 3, 2022}}</ref>

In his 14-year career, Guy: 
* Played in 207 consecutive games<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/02/Los-Angeles-Raiders-punter-Ray-Guy-citing-an-accumulation/8835549604800/|work=[[United Press International]]|title=Los Angeles Raiders punter Ray Guy, citing an accumulation of injuries in recent years, retired Tuesday after a 14-year NFL career|date=June 2, 1987}}</ref>
* Punted 1,049 times for 44,493 yards, averaging 42.4 yards per punt, with a 33.8 net yards average<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112487383/south-florida-sun-sentinel/|newspaper=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=August 3, 2014|page=C3|title=Ray Guy}} {{Open access}}</ref>
* Had 210 punts inside the 20-yard line (not counting his first 3 seasons, when the NFL did not keep track of this stat), with just 128 [[touchback]]s<ref name=":1" />
* Led the NFL in gross yards per punt three times<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsaz.com/2022/11/03/pro-football-hall-fame-punter-ray-guy-dies/|publisher=[[WSAZ-TV]]|title=Pro Football Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy dies|date=November 3, 2022}}</ref>
* Had a streak of 619 consecutive punts before having one blocked<ref name=":0" />
* Has a record of 111 career punts in [[NFL playoffs|postseason]] games<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus/oakland-las-vegas-raiders-ray-guy-al-davis-pro-football-hall-of-fame-dies|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=Raiders' Royalty: HOF Punter Ray Guy Dies at 72|author=Lamarre, Tom|date=November 3, 2022}}</ref>

===Hall of Fame===
Guy was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] as a member of the class of 2014 on August 2, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Ray-Guy-s-long-wait-ends-with-his-Hall-of-Fame-5661315.php|title=Ray Guy's long wait ends with his Hall of Fame induction|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=August 4, 2014|first=Vic|last=Tafur|work=SFGate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rayguy.net/ |title=RayGuy.net |website=RayGuy.net |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> For many years before his induction, he was considered one of the most worthy players who had not yet been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Citation |last=Joyner |first=K.C. |title=A Case for Ray Guy Belonging in Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/sports/football/25score.html?ref=football |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 24, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref>  He was the first punter enshrined in the Hall of Fame, and as of 2024, is still the only player at his position in the Hall.  In his enshrinement speech, he proudly proclaimed, "Now the Hall of Fame has a complete team."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ray Guy: "Now the Hall of Fame has a complete team;" Martin Gramatica gets a shoutout|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/article948259.html|date=August 2, 2014|work=The Kansas City Star|agency=The Associated Press|url-access=subscription|access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

Guy was inducted into both the Mississippi<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Guy |url=https://msfame.com/inductees/ray-guy/ |website=Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> and Georgia<ref>{{cite web |title=Alphabetical list of inductees |url=https://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/full-list-of-inductees |website=Georgia Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> Sports Halls of Fame, the [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bashof.org/Hall_of_Fame_2008.html |title=Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame – 2008 Inductees |website=Bashof.org |access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123131818/http://www.bashof.org/Hall_of_Fame_2008.html|archive-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> the National High School Sports Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Inductees By State |url=https://nfhs.org/resources/hall-of-fame/inductees-by-state/ |website=National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> and the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inductees |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/ |website=College Football Hall of Fame |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"|Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"|'''Bold'''
| Career high
|-
| style="width:3em;"|<u>Underline</u>
| Incomplete data
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! colspan="5"| Punting
|-
! {{abbr|Pnt|Times punted}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Punting yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/P|Yards per punt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} !! {{abbr|Blck|Times punts blocked}}
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 69 || 3,127 || '''45.3''' || 72 || 0
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 74 || 3,124 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 42.2 || 66 || 0
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 68 || 2,979 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 43.8 || 64 || 0
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1976 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 67 || 2,785 || 41.6 || 66 || 0
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 59 || 2,552 || style="background:#cfecec;"|43.3 || 74 || 0
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16'''|| 81 || 3,462 || 42.7 || 69 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''2'''
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16'''|| 69 || 2,939 || 42.6 || 71 || 1
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1980 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16'''|| 71 || 3,099 || 43.6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''77''' || 0
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16'''|| '''96''' || '''4,195''' || 43.7 || 69 || 0
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 9 || 47 || 1,839 || 39.1 || 57 || 0
|-
! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| '''16'''|| 78 || 3,336 || 42.8 || 63 || 0
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| '''16'''|| 91 || 3,809 || 41.9 || 63 || 0
|-
! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| '''16'''|| 89 || 3,627 || 40.8 || 68 || 0
|- 
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] !! [[1986 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| '''16'''|| 90 || 3,620 || 40.2 || 64 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuyxRa20.htm Career] !! 207 !! 1,049 !! 44,493 !! 42.4 !! 77 !! 3
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! colspan="5"| Punting
|-
! {{abbr|Pnt|Times punted}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Punting yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/P|Yards per punt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} !! {{abbr|Blck|Times punts blocked}}
|-
! [[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]] !! [[1973 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || — || 180 || — || — || 0
|-
! [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]] !! [[1974 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || — || 516 || — || — || 0
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! [[1975 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || — || 341 || — || — || 0
|-
! [[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1976 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 3 || 16 || 659 || 41.2 || 60 || '''1'''
|-
! [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]] !! [[1977 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || 13 || 554 || 42.6 || 52 || 0
|-
! [[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1980 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''4''' || '''25''' || '''1,155''' || '''46.2''' || '''71''' || 0
|-
! [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]] !! [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 2 || 7 || 282 || 40.3 || 45 || 0
|-
! [[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;| [[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 3 || 15 || 615 || 41.0 || 55 || 0
|-
! [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 8 || 335 || 41.9 || 54 || 0
|-
! [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|1985]] !! [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 2 || 68 || 34.0 || 35 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuyxRa20/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 22 !! 111 !! 4,705 !! 42.4 !! 71 !! 1
|}

==Ray Guy Award==
In 2000, the Greater Augusta Sports Council instituted the [[Ray Guy Award]], to be awarded to the nation's best collegiate punter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.rayguyaward.com/about |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=Ray Guy Award |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Pro kicking camps==
In 2005, Guy helped organize and participated in two-day kicking camps, held throughout the United States for high school punters, placekickers and [[long snapper]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112486611/hattiesburg-american/|newspaper=[[Hattiesburg American]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 26, 2005|page=1B|title=Youngsters treasure time at Guy's kicking camp|author=Jones, Conner}} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Guy was married to Beverly Guy. The couple had two children, Ryan and Amber.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Ray Guy, widely known as greatest punter of all time dies at age of 72 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/03/ray-guy-widely-known-as-greatest-punter-of-all-time-dies-at-age-of-72 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

In 2011, Guy filed for [[bankruptcy]] and auctioned his three [[Super Bowl ring]]s to help pay his debts.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-02/ex-raiders-punter-ray-guy-auctions-three-super-bowl-rings-after-bankruptcy.html | work=Bloomberg | first=Rob | last=Gloster | title=Bankrupt Ex-Raiders Punter Ray Guy Auctions Super Bowl Rings for $96,216 | date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>  The auction of the rings brought in $96,216, exceeding the upper estimate of $90,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gay |first=Chris |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/nfl/2011/08/10/stub-847/14403380007/ |title=Ray Guy's Super Bowl rings sell for $96,000-plus &#124; The Augusta Chronicle |website=Chronicle.augusta.com |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://natedsanders.com/viewuserdefinedpage.aspx?pn=RayGuysRing |title=Ray Guy's Ring |website=Natedsanders.com |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

After a lengthy illness, Guy died on November 3, 2022, in [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]], at age 72.<ref name=williams_11032022/><ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders Hall of Famer Ray Guy, considered the greatest punter ever, dies at age 72|author=Schwab, Frank|date=November 3, 2022|accessdate=November 3, 2022|publisher=Yahoo|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/raiders-hall-of-famer-ray-guy-considered-the-greatest-punter-ever-dies-at-age-72-153636358.html}}</ref> The cause was advanced-stage [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]].<ref name=williams_11032022>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Williams|title=Ray Guy, First N.F.L. Punter Named to the Hall of Fame, Dies at 72|date=November 3, 2022|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/sports/football/ray-guy-dead.html|access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Footballstats |pfr=GuyxRa20}}
*[http://www.rayguypuntingcamps.com ''Rayguypuntingcamps.com''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104105835/http://rayguypuntingcamps.com/ |date=November 4, 2022 }}
*[http://www.prokicker.com ''ProKicker.com'']
*[http://www.goldeneaglefans.homestead.com/Guy.html Ray Guy's Southern Miss career]
*[http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/100800/fea_077-0925.000.shtml ''"The Guy Behind Guy"'' – Article about the Ray Guy Award statue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203150608/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/100800/fea_077-0925.000.shtml |date=December 3, 2008 }}
*[http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/a-closer-look-at-ray-guys-hall-of-fame-candidacy/ "A Closer Look at Ray Guy's Hall of Fame Candidacy"] at NY Times blog

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