Bucky Dilts

Bucky Dilts
Date of birth (1953-12-06) December 6, 1953
Place of birth Corpus Christi, Texas
Career information
Position(s) Punter
College Georgia
NFL draft 1977 / Round:
Career history
As player
1977-1978 Denver Broncos
1979 Baltimore Colts
Career stats

Douglas Riggs "Bucky" Dilts was a punter for three years in the National Football League. He played in Super Bowl XII for the Denver Broncos.

College career

Dilts attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was the left-footed punter for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1974 to 1976 and played for the legendary Vince Dooley. He appeared in three bowl games, including the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 1977 Sugar Bowl and was a member of the 1976 SEC Championship Team.

Pro career

Dilts was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1977. He played two years for the Broncos, including an appearance in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he played for the Baltimore Colts. The following year, after he did not receive any offers from any teams, he retired from football and went to work in sales and marketing in the Denver-Boulder area in Colorado.[1]

References

  1. Irv Moss, Bucky Dilts, former Broncos punter, Denver Post (September 28, 2010). Retrieved on January 21, 2013.


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