On Wednesday, it was announced that former Oakland punter Ray Guy is one of two senior committee nominees, along with Claude Humphrey, usually, the two senior committee nominees are elected. The next election will be in February. It would a watershed moment if Guy -- widely considered the best punter ever to live -- gets elected, there has never been a punter-only player elected into the Hall of Fame. Guy, Oakland’s first-round draft pick in 1973, recently expressed his angst over not being enshrined. Guy was a vital part of the 1970s hey-day Raiders, he was a supreme weapon. Guy, 62, averaged 42.4 yards per punt over his 14-year career. Source: ESPN
I can see those Guy kicks to this day and he was more than remarkable. That he has not been elected into the hall before this is an absolute joke.