Top 10 Punters All-Time pt 5

2. Sammy Baugh (Washington '37-'52)

Grandpa here is widely regarded as the one of the best football players (and athletes) of all time.  In college he was a 2 time All-American at TCU.  Followed by a stint as a short stop in the St. Louis Cardinals orginization. In 1937 he moved to Washington, DC to play for the newly moved Washington Redskins.  Slingin' Sammy was an All Pro Quarterback, Defensive Back and Punter, at the same time. Multiple times.  He was on the field the entire game, offense, defense and special teams.  Despite this, the guy carried a 45.1 yards per punt for his career, that wasn't broken until recently by Shane Lechler.  He was a Hall of Fame Quarterback, who in his spare time was the greatest punter in history, until draft day 1973...

1. Ray Guy (Oakland/L.A. Raiders '73-'86)

Ray Guy was taken in the first round of the 1973 draft.  The only pure punter to be taken so high.  A 6 time All Pro, he was named to the all 70's team, the NFL 75th Anniversary team, both the Mississippi and Georgia Sports Hall of Fames and has a collegiate award named after him.  He was known for his high, booming kicks, that once hit the ceiling of the Superdome.  Ray won 3 Superbowls with the Raiders, once kicked 619 punts in a row without having one blocked, and never had a punt returned for  a touchdown.  Before he came along, the NFL didn't track hang time, keep punts inside the 20 as a stat, or consider punters as football players.  He is often brought up as one of the top players not in the hall of fame, and is considered for induction every year.  I ask you, Mr. Hall of Fame Voter, when will this prejudice end. Punters wear helmets and facemasks and pads just like real football players.  Equality for all man, equality for all.