Bob Scarpitto (born January 7, 1939) is an American former professional football punter and flanker who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the San Diego Chargers in 1961, for the Denver Broncos from 1962 through 1967, and then for the Boston Patriots in 1968. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966.[1] He played college football at Notre Dame.
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| Position: | Punter Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 7, 1939 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Rahway | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 9 / pick: 71 | ||||||||||||||||
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Early years
editScarpitto played high school football at Rahway High School.[2]
Denver Broncos records
editAs of 2017 NFL off-season, Scarpitto held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including:[citation needed]
- Most punts in a season: 105 (1967)
- Most punts in a game: 12 (1967)
- Most punting yards in a game: 565 (1967)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1966 AFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Bob Scarpitto Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 23, 2007.
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