Gregory "Greg" Hugh Montgomery Jr. (October 29, 1964 – August 23, 2020) was a

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punter from (

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) for the

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and

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. Raised in

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, Montgomery played football at

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, where he had hoped to be a linebacker rather than a punter. In his nine NFL seasons, Montgomery led the NFL in yards per punt average three times (1990, 1992, 1993), was selected to one

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and First-team

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(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. Montgomery is on the

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all-time team.

Post-playing career

In 2003, Montgomery started ZenPunt 5.0, and was the company's president/CEO.

References

External links

Greg Montgomery

Oilers' Montgomery dealing with bigger issues now

in the NFL - The Gregory Montgomery Story
1964 births 2020 deaths People from Morristown, New Jersey American football punters Michigan State Spartans football players Houston Oilers players Detroit Lions players Baltimore Ravens players American Conference Pro Bowl players Players of American football from New Jersey People from Shrewsbury, New Jersey Red Bank Regional High School alumni Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey {{Amfoot-punter-stub