American football player (1960–2017)
American football player
Bucky Scribner|
| Position: | Punter |
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| Born: | (1960-07-11)July 11, 1960
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Died: | September 16, 2017(2017-09-16) (aged 57)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
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| High school: | Lawrence |
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| College: | Kansas |
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| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 11 / pick: 299 |
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William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, twice earning second-team All-American honors. A left-footed punter, he played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers (1983–1984) and the Minnesota Vikings (1987–1989).[1][2]
He died from brain cancer on September 16, 2017.[3]
NFL career statistics
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Led the league
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| Bold
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Career high
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Regular season
| Year
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Team
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Punting
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| GP |
Punts |
Yds |
Net Yds |
Lng |
Avg |
Net Avg |
Blk |
Ins20 |
TB
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| 1983 |
GNB
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16 |
69 |
2,869 |
2,345 |
70 |
41.6 |
33.5 |
1 |
11 |
7
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| 1984 |
GNB
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16 |
85 |
3,596 |
2,988 |
61 |
42.3 |
35.2 |
0 |
18 |
12
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| 1987 |
MIN
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4 |
20 |
827 |
728 |
54 |
41.4 |
36.4 |
0 |
4 |
1
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| 1988 |
MIN
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16 |
84 |
3,387 |
2,802 |
55 |
40.3 |
32.6 |
2 |
23 |
9
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| 1989 |
MIN
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16 |
72 |
2,864 |
2,404 |
55 |
39.8 |
33.4 |
0 |
16 |
8
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| Career |
68 |
330 |
13,543 |
11,267 |
70 |
41.0 |
33.8 |
3 |
72 |
37
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Playoffs
| Year
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Team
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Punting
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| GP |
Punts |
Yds |
Net Yds |
Lng |
Avg |
Net Avg |
Blk |
Ins20 |
TB
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| 1987 |
MIN
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3 |
18 |
610 |
583 |
46 |
33.9 |
32.4 |
0 |
4 |
0
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| 1988 |
MIN
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2 |
14 |
566 |
451 |
51 |
40.4 |
32.2 |
0 |
1 |
1
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| 1989 |
MIN
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1 |
4 |
128 |
122 |
39 |
32.0 |
24.4 |
1 |
0 |
0
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| Career |
6 |
36 |
1,304 |
1,156 |
51 |
36.2 |
31.2 |
1 |
5 |
1
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