Curtis Head Named To Ray Guy Award List

8/27/2002

Curtis Head

AUGUSTA, GA - The Ray Guy Award Committee and the Greater Augusta Sports Council are excited to present the following 34 college football punters who have been named to the 2002 Ray Guy Award watch list as potential candidates for the top collegiate punter of the year.

Marshall senior punter Curtis Head (Shelbyville, KY) is listed among the candidates for the award. Head averaged 44.4 yards per punt last season to rank eighth in the nation. He placed 33 percent of his punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line and had only eight touchbacks. He has averaged 41.9 yards per punt in his career and has 34 punts of more than 50 yards. Head is also a candidate for the Lou Groza Award, which is given annually to the top place kicker in college football.

The Ray Guy Award will be presented to the nation?s best collegiate punter as determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches and sports information directors, former punters and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. The winner will display leadership and self-discipline, and will have a positive impact on the team?s success.

The national selection committee will choose the ten semi-finalists who will be announced in late October. The same national body will then vote for the three finalists who will be announced in late November. On December 12, 2002 the three finalists will travel to Orlando, Florida for the Home Depot College Football Awards Show, with the winner being announced and presented with the award live on ESPN. Punters are eligible to join the watch list at any time prior to the announcement of the ten semi-finalists.

Further, the Ray Guy Award winner will be invited to Augusta, Georgia for an exciting two-day celebration, including the Greater Augusta Sports Awards Gala, the Ray Guy Kicking & Punting Academy, and community appearances.

During his All-American collegiate football tenure at Southern Mississippi and his legendary career as a Pro Bowl punter for the NFL?s Oakland Raiders, Ray Guy, a native of Thomson, Georgia was unsurpassed in his ability to impact the outcome of games with incredible hang time and ball control. Since his retirement, Ray Guy has sought to bring heightened awareness and recognition to the punter position at all levels, and to spotlight the contributions and talents that these young athletes bring to the playing field.

2002 Ray Guy Award Watch List

Nominee	School
Joey Biasatti	Texas Christian University
Robert Billings	Middle Tennessee State University
Brian Brandt	Central Michigan University
Richie Butler	University of Arkansas
Freddie Capshaw	University of Miami
Adam Coles	University of Connecticut
Dustin Colquitt	University of Tennessee
Luke Donovan	University of Wyoming
Damon Duval	Auburn University
Dan Dyke	Georgia Tech
Jimmy Erwin	Northern Illinois University
Nate Fikse	University of California - Los Angeles
Pat Fleming	Bowling Green State University
Jared Fritz	Kent State University
James Gaither	University of Memphis
Clinton Greathouse	Texas Tech
Andy Groom	Ohio State University
Mark Haulman	University of Southern Mississippi
Curtis Head	Marshall University
Joey Hildbold	University of Notre Dame
Joey Huber	Colorado State University
Donnie Jones	Louisiana State University
Jonathan Kilgo	University of Georgia
Kyle Larson	University of Nebraska
Mark Mariscal	University of Colorado
Glenn Pakulak	University of Kentucky
Jarad Preston	East Carolina University
Cody Scates	Texas A&M University
Mike Shafer	Syracuse University
Brian Simnjanovski	San Diego State University
John Skaggs	U.S. Naval Academy
Ross Stewart	University of Alabama - Birmingham
Dustin Upton	Louisiana Tech University
Mike Wafzig	Miami (Ohio) University

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Curtis Head Named To Ray Guy Award List

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