Placekickers Who Did Other Things

[LeonardRachiele]

Time was before specialization that both Placekickers and Punters did other things.  This is the list from memory of Placekickers.  I may add more as memory serves.

QUARTERBACKS

Bob Waterfield-Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Layne-Detriot Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers
George Blanda-Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, and Oakland Raiders

RUNNING BACKS

Paul Horning-Green Bay Packers

THE RECEIVERS

Bobby Joe Conrad-St Louis Cardinals
Bobby Walston-Philadelphia Eagles
Gordy Soltau-San Francisco 49ers

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Lou Groza-Cleveland Browns
Steve Myhra-Baltimore Colts (Remember the tying field in the 1958 Title Game)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Lou Michaels-Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts

LINEBACKERS

Wayne Walker-Detriot  Lions
Roger LeClerc-Chicago Bears

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Bert Rechichar-Baltimore Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers

PUNTERS

Don Chandler-New York Giants and Green Bay Packers
Fred Cox for one year with the  Minnesota Vikings
Bert Rechichar-Baltimore Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers

Sam Baker-Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns,  Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles

Tommy Davis-San Francisco 49ers

[PA Wingman]

Fred Cone Fullback Green Bay
Doak Walker Halfback Detroit
Gino Cappaletti Receiver Boston

[RichardBak]

FB-K Pat Harder---first man to score 100 pts in 3 straight seasons (1947-49 with Cardinals), led NFL each year. In 1952 Harder, now with Lions, set a postseason single-game record with 19 pts (2 TD, 4 XP, 1 FG) in playoff win over Rams.

The Lions of the early '50s were loaded with kickers who did other things. The 1952 squad alone had Harder, Doak Walker, Bobby Layne, Jim Martin, and Pat Summerall.

[GameBeforeTheMoney]

Jerry Kramer helped win the 1962 NFL Championship Game with his field goals for the Packers.

[Retro Rider]

Jim Turner was listed on the N.Y. Jets depth chart as a back-up quarterback in the mid 1960's. He completed 2 of 4 passes for 25 yards in 1967.

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[GameBeforeTheMoney]

Yeah, great point. That kind of thing wasn't uncommon either. I know Mark Moseley was Joe Gibbs' "emergency quarterback." A lot of times, NFL kickers had been QBs in high school or college. Moseley was an excellent HS QB. I'm guessing that Turner likely played in HS and/or college as well.