Bob Scarpitto

{{Short description|American football player (born 1939)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bob Scarpitto

| image =

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| caption =

| number = 46, 82

| position = Punter
Flanker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|1|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 192

| high_school = Rahway

| college = Notre Dame

| afldraftyear = 1961

| afldraftround = 9

| afldraftpick = 71

| pastteams =

| highlights =

; AFL record

  • Most punting yards in a season: 4,713 (1967)

| statleague = AFL

| statlabel1 = Punts

| statvalue1 = 283

| statlabel2 = Punting yards

| statvalue2 = 12,408

| statlabel3 = Punting average

| statvalue3 = 43.8

| statlabel4 = Longest punt

| statvalue4 = 87

| statlabel5 = Receptions

| statvalue5 = 156

| statlabel6 = Receiving yards

| statvalue6 = 2,651

| statlabel7 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue7 = 27

| pfr = S/ScarBo00

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Bob Scarpitto (born January 7, 1939) is an American former professional football punter and flanker who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the San Diego Chargers in 1961, for the Denver Broncos from 1962 through 1967, and then for the Boston Patriots in 1968. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966.{{Cite web |title=1966 AFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966_AFL/probowl.htm |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Notre Dame.

Early years

Scarpitto played high school football at Rahway High School.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124544/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCARPBOB01 Bob Scarpitto]}}, database Football. Accessed December 23, 2007.

Denver Broncos records

As of 2017 NFL off-season, Scarpitto held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including:{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

  • Most punts in a season: 105 (1967)
  • Most punts in a game: 12 (1967)
  • Most punting yards in a game: 565 (1967)

See also

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