Chuck Ramsey

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Chuck Ramsey
No. 15
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1952-02-24) February 24, 1952 (age 72)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: West (TN)
College: Wake Forest
NFL draft: 1974  / Round: 6 / Pick: 141
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:553
Punt yards:22,128
Longest punt:79
Player stats at PFR

Lowell Wallace "Chuck" Ramsey (born February 24, 1952), is an American former professional football player who was a punter for eight seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). [1] Previously he played with the Chicago Fire of the World Football League (WFL).

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During his time as a Jet, in fact, throughout his entire NFL career, he averaged exactly 40 yards per punt and only had 4 punts blocked. He punted 553 times for 22,128 yards. He averaged 42.4 yards per punt in 1980, and his longest punt was 79 yards in his first full season, 1978.

NFL career statistics

Legend
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Regular season

YearTeamPunting
GPPuntsYdsNet YdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20TB
1977 NYJ 12622,2981,8376137.129.6088
1978 NYJ 16742,9642,2157940.129.9097
1979 NYJ 16732,9792,5196440.834.502210
1980 NYJ 16733,0962,5275942.434.111510
1981 NYJ 16813,2902,8816540.635.602613
1982 NYJ 9351,3481,1555438.532.1182
1983 NYJ 16813,2182,7515639.733.51175
1984 NYJ 16742,9352,5336439.733.81198
Career11755322,12818,4187940.033.1412463

Playoffs

YearTeamPunting
GPPuntsYdsNet YdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20TB
1981 NYJ 141321214133.030.3000
1982 NYJ 2114204004738.233.3130
Career3155525214736.832.6130

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References

  1. "Chuck Ramsey Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com".