Last kickers/punters who were actual players

[Jay Z]

Dan Pastorini starting QB and punted through 1976

In the days of much shorter rosters, starting QBs punted A LOT, but Pastorini was perhaps the last one. Working on a PFRA piece about this very subject right now.

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist. The last team I can think of without any specialists was the 1968 Packers, who started the year with Jerry Kramer doing the kicking and Donny Anderson doing the punting. Though they had added a kicker by the end of the year.

[SeahawkFever]

Dan Pastorini starting QB and punted through 1976

In the days of much shorter rosters, starting QBs punted A LOT, but Pastorini was perhaps the last one. Working on a PFRA piece about this very subject right now.

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist. The last team I can think of without any specialists was the 1968 Packers, who started the year with Jerry Kramer doing the kicking and Donny Anderson doing the punting. Though they had added a kicker by the end of the year.

When do 40 man rosters begin?

[Jay Z]

In the days of much shorter rosters, starting QBs punted A LOT, but Pastorini was perhaps the last one. Working on a PFRA piece about this very subject right now.

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist. The last team I can think of without any specialists was the 1968 Packers, who started the year with Jerry Kramer doing the kicking and Donny Anderson doing the punting. Though they had added a kicker by the end of the year.

When do 40 man rosters begin?

In 1964, but I believe after the regular season began teams had to have 4 players go on the IR before they could add more.

From 1965 to 1972 it was 40 men plus a 7 man taxi squad and there were limits on the number of moves a team could make in a year. IR players counted against the total limit. In 1971 the Giants wound up with less than 40 players because they had too many on the IR. There was also a "move list" that players could be put on two weeks at a time, I would have to look up all of the details on that. But basically it was 40 man roster, 7 man taxi squad with certain limitations.

In 1973 the taxi squad remained but it was like today's active list. The teams just had to designate the 7 inactive players on the day before the game. In 1974 the NFL went to a 47 man roster and the 40 man roster was gone.

[Throwin_Samoan]

What about Danny White from 1980 through 1984?

Yeah, you're right.

[Throwin_Samoan]

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist.

And yet...there were still people who did double-duty.

[Sonny9]

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist. The last team I can think of without any specialists was the 1968 Packers, who started the year with Jerry Kramer doing the kicking and Donny Anderson doing the punting. Though they had added a kicker by the end of the year.

Willie Wood kicked off for them from time to time. Dunno what years

[Sonny9]

Also Pat Studstill of the Lions in the mid 1960s. In 1966 he led the NFL in receiving yardage.

I wonder if he is the only punter to lead the league in either rushing, receiving, or passing yards from 1960 on? I know Baugh and Luckman did it back in the day. Probably others back then too.

[Jay Z]

Once the 40 man rosters came about, most teams had at least one specialist. The last team I can think of without any specialists was the 1968 Packers, who started the year with Jerry Kramer doing the kicking and Donny Anderson doing the punting. Though they had added a kicker by the end of the year.

Willie Wood kicked off for them from time to time. Dunno what years

1961-62 he definitely did. Lombardi wanted to rest Hornung and Jerry Kramer was not a deep kicker. Wood, Gremminger, and Dave Robinson all did it at various times. Dan Grimm did it at least in pre-season.

[JuggernautJ]

Not to raise this thread from the dead but I was watching a game today and reminded of Larry Seiple.
(Please forgive me if he has already been mentioned... I looked through the topic twice and didn't see his name)
He was a sometimes-starting TE for the Dolphins in 1968-69 and punted for them from 1967-77.
In 1977 he caught one pass for -1 yard (but it was a reception!).

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... ipLa20.htm

[RichardBak]

Seeing Larry Seiple mentioned for some reason suddenly reminded me of Chuck Latourette. DB and good return man (led the NFL in punt return avg. and all-purpose yds in 1968) and did the punting for Cardinals 1967-71.