Punter
8th Round
Alabama
"Drafted 8th, Gantt has exceptional leg strength.
'Greg comes from a school where they do a good job of teaching kicking,' comments Charley Winner. 'Simply attacks the ball' say the scouting reports. Gantt would have led the nation in punting as a senior if he had had enough kicks to qualify. He was the Tide's long situation punter and also handled kickoffs, driving them out of the end zone.
Greg averaged 48.7 on 25 punts as a senior and for his career had 116 punts for a 43.6 average. His career longests were 85 and 72 yards, and he set a Cotton Bowl record with a 50-yard field goal. He played in bowl games all three years.
Greg enjoys playing pool. His hometown is Birmingham, Alabama."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
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