Greg Montgomery
| No. 9 | |
| Born: | October 29, 1964 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Died: | August 23, 2020 (aged 55) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Punter |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Michigan State |
| High school | Red Bank Regional (Little Silver, New Jersey) |
| NFL draft | 1988, Round: 3 / Pick 72 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1988–1993 | Houston Oilers |
| 1994 | Detroit Lions |
| 1996–1997 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Pro Bowls | (1993) |
| Career stats | |
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Gregory Hugh Montgomery Jr. (October 29, 1964 – August 23, 2020) was a National Football League (NFL) punter from 1988 to 1997 for the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions, and Baltimore Ravens.
Raised in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, Montgomery played football at Red Bank Regional High School, where he had hoped to be a linebacker rather than a punter.[1] He was drafted in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Oilers.[2]
In his nine NFL seasons, Montgomery led the NFL in yards per punt average three times (1990, 1992, 1993), was selected to one Pro Bowl and First-team All-Pro (1993), and finished his career with 22,831 punting yards and 120 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line. His longest punt of 77 yards was with the Houston Oilers.[3]
Montgomery is on the Michigan State University all-time team.
Post-playing career[edit]
In 2003, Montgomery started ZenPunt 5.0, and was the company's president/CEO. [4]
Montgomery died on August 23, 2020, after succumbing to a long-term illness. [5]
References[edit]
- ^ McKee, Sandra. "A level field Ravens: Punter Greg Montgomery has struggled with the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder, but so far, he has adjusted successfully", The Baltimore Sun, December 18, 1997. Accessed October 8, 2018. "Montgomery spent his early childhood in Shrewsbury, N.J., the son of a Wall Street investment banker.... At Red Bank (N.J.) High, he refused to wear his letter jacket his junior year because it had a 'P' on it for punter."
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Greg Montgomery: Career Stats". NFL. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Linkedin". Gregory Montgomery. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Michigan State All-American punter Greg Montgomery dies at 55". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Greg Montgomery
- Oilers' Montgomery dealing with bigger issues now
- in the NFL - The Gregory Montgomery Story
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