American Football Kicking Hall of Fame

The American Football Kicking Hall of Fame was created in 2008 to recognize individuals who have excelled as kickers, to educate the public on the historic contributions of the kicking game and to promote the advancement of kickers (placekickers or punters) in American football.

The American Football Kicking Hall of Fame features two categories – athletes and contributors. Athletes are individuals who have played football and kicked at an elite level. Contributors can be a coach or any other individual who has greatly contributed to the success of kicking in American football.

Eighteen people have been inducted into the American Football Kicking Hall of Fame. Of them, six are also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, some of whom were inducted into the latter for non-kicking achievements.

The annual induction ceremony is during the Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council's All-Area Football Banquet in January.

Inductees

Year	Inductees	NFL Team(s)/Accomplishments
2008	Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns (1946–59)
	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins (1937–52), New York Titans (1960–61), Houston Oilers (1964)
	Jan Stenerud	Kansas City Chiefs (1967–79), Minnesota Vikings (1984–85), Green Bay Packers (1980–83)
	Jim Thorpe	NFL 1920s All-Decade Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame
	George Blanda	Chicago Bears (1949), Baltimore Colts (1950), Houston Oilers (1960–66), Oakland Raiders (1967–75)
2009	Ray Guy	Oakland Raiders (1973–86), NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
	Pete Gogolak	Buffalo Bills (1964–65), New York Giants (1966-74)
	Ben Agajanian	Philadelphia Eagles (1945), Pittsburgh Steelers (1945), New York Giants (1949, 1954–57), Los Angeles Rams (1953), Green Bay Packers (1961), Oakland Raiders (1962), San Diego Chargers (1964)
2010	Tom Dempsey	New Orleans Saints (1969–70), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–74), Los Angeles Rams (1975–76), Houston Oilers, (1977), Buffalo Bills, (1978–79)
	Yale Lary	NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, Detroit Lions
2011	Doak Walker	Detroit Lions (1950–55), Heisman Trophy (1948), Maxwell Award, (1947)
	LeRoy Mills	Instructor
	George Allen	Former NFL coach, Pro Football Hall of Fame
2012	Kevin Butler	Chicago Bears (1985–95), Arizona Cardinals (1996-97)
	Jerrel Wilson	Kansas City Chiefs (1963–77), New England Patriots (1978)
2013	Fred Mitchell	Chicago Tribune sports columnist
	Steve O'Neal	New York Jets (1969–72), New Orleans Saints (1973)
	Reggie Roby	Miami Dolphins (1983–92), Washington Redskins, (1993–94), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995), Houston/Tennessee Oilers (1996–97), San Francisco 49ers (1998)

References

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1. HawkeyeSports.com "Former Iowa All-American Roby into Hall of Fame", Jan. 10, 2013.
2. Augusta Chronicle "Butler goes into American Football Kicking Hall of Fame", Feb. 3, 2012.
3. Wittenburg University Athletics "Football Kicking Hall Of Fame Inducts Fred Mitchell '69", Jan. 23, 2013.

See also

Official website of American Football Kicking Hall of Fame
Official website of Augusta Sports Council