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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 17, 1948 Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Villa Rica (GA) | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 9 / pick: 227 | ||||||||
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William Herman Weaver (born November 17, 1948), nicknamed "Thunderfoot", is a former American football punter. He played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1980. He spent his first seven years punting for the Detroit Lions and the last four years with the Seattle Seahawks. During his career, Weaver punted 693 times for 27,897 total yards. In 1975, Weaver was named the NFC Punter of the Year and in 1988 The Sporting News called him “One of the Top 20 Punters of all Time”. Weaver shares the all-time NFL record for having the most punts blocked in a career with 14.[1]
Weaver played college football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. While at Tennessee, he had a punt of 71 yards. He also had the best hang-time ever of 5.7 seconds.