Bucky Scribner

American football player (1960–2017)

American football player
Bucky Scribner
No. 13
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born:(1960-07-11)July 11, 1960
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died:September 16, 2017(2017-09-16) (aged 57)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Lawrence
College:Kansas
NFL draft:1983 / round: 11 / pick: 299
Career history
  • Green Bay Packers (1983–1984)
  • Seattle Seahawks (1986)*
  • Minnesota Vikings (1987–1989)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:330
Punting yards:13,543
Longest punt:70
Player stats at PFR

William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was a professional American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected as the first-team punter on the 1980 All-Big Eight Conference football team. 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

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1983 GNB 16 69 2,869 2,345 70 41.6 33.5 1 11 7
1984 GNB 16 85 3,596 2,988 61 42.3 35.2 0 18 12
1987 MIN 4 20 827 728 54 41.4 36.4 0 4 1
1988 MIN 16 84 3,387 2,802 55 40.3 32.6 2 23 9
1989 MIN 16 72 2,864 2,404 55 39.8 33.4 0 16 8
Career 68 330 13,543 11,267 70 41.0 33.8 3 72 37

Playoffs

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1987 MIN 3 18 610 583 46 33.9 32.4 0 4 0
1988 MIN 2 14 566 451 51 40.4 32.2 0 1 1
1989 MIN 1 4 128 122 39 32.0 24.4 1 0 0
Career 6 36 1,304 1,156 51 36.2 31.2 1 5 1

References

  1. ^ "Bucky Scribner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
  3. ^ "Tom Keegan: Punter Bucky Scribner remembered for strength of left foot and character".
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