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Originally Posted by lostbuckfan
Sorry to show my age.
One name of someone who punted and kicked for OSU that comes to mind is Tom Skladany. He was a tremendous player whose career overlapped with Archie's, who was not only a 2 or 3 time All American punter for the Bucks (and future NFL All-Pro with the Lions) but also had a strong placekicking leg. Don't know if his kick at Illinois in '75 is still the OSU record, but it went for 58 or 59 yards (it was longer than Nugent's kick against Marshall). |
Eh, you're not that old...I suspect most of us remember him. I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but he was the guy I had a jersey of when I was growing up. Some kids wanted Pete Johnson's number, me: I had Skladany.
Tom was simply awesome back then. What a weapon to have as a punter. Groom reminded me of him.
It's early to start these comparisons with Ben, but he sure does appear to be a real weapon that fits JTs needs perfectly.