on August 2, 2014. For many years before his induction, he was considered one of the most worthy players who had not yet been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was the first punter enshrined in the Hall of Fame, and as of 2022, is still the only player at his position in the Hall. In his enshrinement speech, he proudly proclaimed, "Now the Hall of Fame has a complete team." Guy was inducted into both the Mississippi and Georgia Sports Halls of Fame, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame. NFL career statistics Regular season Ray Guy Award In 2000, the Greater Augusta Sports Council instituted the Ray Guy Award, to be awarded to the nation's best collegiate punter. Pro kicking camps In 2005, Guy helped organize and participated in two-day kicking camps, held throughout the United States, for high school punters, placekickers, and long snappers. Personal life and death Guy was married to Beverly Guy. The couple had two children, Ryan and Amber. In 2011, Guy filed for bankruptcy and auctioned his three Super Bowl rings to help pay his debts. The auction of the rings brought in $96,216, exceeding the upper estimate of $90,000. After a lengthy illness, Guy died on November 3, 2022, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at age 72. The cause was advanced-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. References External links Rayguypuntingcamps.com ProKicker.com Ray Guy's Southern Miss career "The Guy Behind Guy" – Article about the Ray Guy Award statue "A Closer Look at Ray Guy's Hall of Fame Candidacy" at NY Times blog 1949 births 2022 deaths American Conference Pro Bowl players American football punters College Football Hall of Fame inductees Los Angeles Raiders players Oakland Raiders players People from Swainsboro, Georgia Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players University of Southern Mississippi alumni Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease