Bucky Scribner
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | July 11, 1960 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 16, 2017 (aged 57) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Lawrence | ||||||||
| College | Kansas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 11th round, 299th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, twice earning second-team All-American honors. He selected 299th overall in the 11th round of the 1983 NFL Draft.[1] A left-footed punter, he played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers (1983–1984) and the Minnesota Vikings (1987–1989).[2][3]
He died from brain cancer on September 16, 2017.[4]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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
- ↑ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Bucky Scribner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
- ↑ Keegan, Tom (September 18, 2017). "Tom Keegan: Punter Bucky Scribner remembered for strength of left foot and character". LJWorld.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
Categories:
- 1960 births
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- Players of American football from Lawrence, Kansas
- American football punters
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
- NFL replacement players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football punter stubs