Chuck Ramsey - #15 - P - Wake Forest - Profile

PRO: "Chuck has often given the defense good field position with his steady performance throughout the years," Walton said ...with field position at a premium, he placed 17 of his 81 punts inside the 20 while averaging 39.7 yards per punt. ..had best game at Buffalo with 4 punts for 49.5 average including 2 inside the 20...placed 4 punts inside the 20 to contribute to win at Baltimore ... had only 2nd kick of career blocked vs. Miami. ..handled kickoffs for the injured Pat Leahy in 2nd of game at NE...averaged 38.5 in 1982 while placing 9 of his 32 kicks inside the 20...was 9-39.6 in poor conditions in AFC championship in Miami. ..averaged over 40-yards per punt in the 4 previous seasons ...in 1981 he was 3rd in AFC with net punting avg. of 35.6 and led AFC with 26 kicks inside the 20...served as 3rd string QB in 1981-82 ...averaged 42.4 in 1980, the best of his career ...has career avg. of 40.1...only Curley Johnson has more career punts for Jets (with 531) than Ramsey's 479...began punting without a shoe in 1979 and his average increased to 40.8...booted 2nd longest punt in Jet history and best of year in AFC in 1978 with 79-yarder at Baltimore ...signed as FA in 1977 after 2nd game ...was regular for last 12 games ...originally 6th round draft choice of New England in 1974 but signed with Chicago of WFL ...had 39.9 avg. and 3 FGs...when Chicago breached his contract, he signed with the Patriots but was released also failed in tryout with Packers in 1975 ... sat out 1976 season tried out with Detroit in 1977 but was waived after 2 preseason games.

COLLEGE: A good all-around athlete at Wake Forest was a QB, punter and placekicker plus a high jumper on track team ...led NCAA with 44.8 avg. in 1973 and was named to several All-America teams ...set 10 school kicking records ...played in 5 postseason games: Blue-Gray, North-South, East-West, Hula Bowl and Coaches' All-America ...won 2 games in his career on last-second field goals.

PERSONAL: Wife Mary Jane was head women's tennis coach at Tennessee daughters Courtney Anne 6, Kristin 2, son Bryan born last Jan majored in broadcasting-speech communications ...has pilot's license ...is club's jester ...his trick "mongoose box" gag was shown on nationally televised game, in addition to being seen on David Letterman's show ...has teamed with QB Pat Ryan as doubles team in local tennis tourney ...standout athlete at West High in hometown of Knoxville, TN ....birthplace: Rock Hill, SC.

From 1984 Jets yearbook.