Ray Guy, the best athlete these eyes have ever witnessed, died Thursday morning in Hattiesburg following a long illness. He was 72. From Rick Cleveland:
Many times over the years, readers have asked: Who’s the best pure athlete you ever covered? Ray Guy, I always answer. When it comes to all-around athleticism, Guy was the best. A punter, some will invariably ask with incredulous looks? Rick Cleveland Yes, Ray Guy was greatest punter who ever lived and the standard by which all punters are forever judged. But Ray Guy was so much more than a punter. There was nothing with a ball — any ball — Guy could not do.
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