Greg Montgomery

Greg Montgomery
No. 9
Date of birth	October 29, 1964
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death	August 23, 2020 (aged 55)
Place of death	Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Punter
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
US college	Michigan State
High school	Red Bank Regional; (Little Silver, New Jersey)
NFL draft	1988 / Round: 3 / Pick 72
Career history
As player
1988–1993	Houston Oilers
1994	Detroit Lions
1996–1997	Baltimore Ravens
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1986); Second-team All-American (1987);
Pro Bowls	(1993)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

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

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. He was drafted in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Oilers.

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.

Montgomery is on the Michigan State University all-time team.

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