Greg Montgomery

Gregory Hugh Montgomery Jr. (October 29, 1964 – August 23, 2020) was a National Football League (NFL) punter from (1988-1997) for the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens.

Greg Montgomery
No. 9
Born:(1964-10-29)October 29, 1964
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:August 23, 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 55)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Punter
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
CollegeMichigan State
High schoolRed Bank Regional
(Little Silver, New Jersey)
NFL draft1988 / Round: 3 / Pick 72
Career history
As player
1988–1993Houston Oilers
1994Detroit Lions
1996–1997Baltimore Ravens
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls(1993)
Career stats

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

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
  1. 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."
  2. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. "Greg Montgomery: Career Stats". NFL. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. "Linkedin". Gregory Montgomery. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. "Michigan State All-American punter Greg Montgomery dies at 55". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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