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Doug Elmore
James Douglas Elmore (December 15, 1939 – June 28, 2002) was an American football Punter (American football), punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football and college baseball, baseball at the University of Mississippi. Early life Elmore attended and played high school football aPickens County High Schoolin Reform, Alabama. He received Alabama All-State and Class A "Back of the Year" honors in 1956 when he served as the team's captain. Elmore earned three Varsity letter, letters in football, basketball, and baseball. College career Football Elmore attended and played college football at the University of Mississippi, during which the Rebels posted a 29-3-1 record. He was also a member of Rebels when they won a share of the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship#National Poll Champions and Championship Selections .28Year-by-Year.29, nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punter (American Football)
A punter (P) in gridiron football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a third down in Canadian football. Punters may also occasionally take part in fake punts in those same situations, when they throw or run the football instead of punting. Skills and usage The purpose of the punt is to force the team that is receiving the kick to start as far as possible from the kicking team's end zone. Accordingly, the most effective punts land just outside the receiving team's end zone and land either out of bounds (making it impossible to advance the ball until the next play) or after being kicked exceptionally high (allowing the kicking team time to run down the field and prevent the punt returner from advancing the ball). Punters therefore must be able to kick th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
