Bob Scarpitto

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Bob Scarpitto
No. 46, 82
Position: Punter
Flanker
Personal information
Born: (1939-01-07) January 7, 1939 (age 85)
Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Rahway
College: Notre Dame
AFL draft: 1961  / Round: 9 / Pick: 71
Career history
Career highlights and awards
AFL record
  • Most punting yards in a season: 4,713 (1967)
Career AFL statistics
Punts:283
Punting yards:12,408
Punting average:43.8
Longest punt:87
Receptions:156
Receiving yards:2,651
Receiving touchdowns:27
Player stats at PFR

Bob Scarpitto (born January 7, 1939) is an American former professional football punter and flanker who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the San Diego Chargers in 1961, for the Denver Broncos from 1962 through 1967, and then for the Boston Patriots in 1968. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966. [1] He played college football at Notre Dame.

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Early years

Scarpitto played high school football at Rahway High School. [2]

Denver Broncos records

As of 2017 NFL off-season, Scarpitto held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including:[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "1966 AFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. Bob Scarpitto Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed December 23, 2007.