Bucky Dilts

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Bucky Dilts
No. 10
Position:
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1953-12-06) December 6, 1953 (age 70)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Dykes HS
(Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Georgia
Undrafted:1977
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1977
    )
Career NFL statistics
Punts:285
Punting yards:10,676
Average punt:37.5
Longest punt:73
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Douglas Riggs "Bucky" Dilts is a former

punter for three years in the National Football League. He played in Super Bowl XII for the Denver Broncos
.

College career

Dilts attended the

Chi Phi Fraternity. He was the left-footed punter for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1974 to 1976 and played for the legendary Vince Dooley. He appeared in three bowl games, including the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 1977 Sugar Bowl and was a member of the 1976 SEC
Championship Team.

Professional career

Dilts was signed as an

undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1977. He played two years for the Broncos, including an appearance in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he played for the Baltimore Colts. The following year, after he did not receive any offers from any teams, he retired from football and went to work in sales and marketing in the Denver-Boulder area in Colorado.[1]

References

  1. Denver Post
    (September 28, 2010). Retrieved on January 21, 2013.