1. Reginald Henry Roby was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League for 16 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.
16 Facts About Reggie Roby
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Reggie Roby played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
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Reggie Roby died of a heart attack at his Nashville home in 2005.
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Reggie Roby attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Hawkeyes from 1979 to 1982.
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Reggie Roby set an NCAA season record with a 49.8-yard average.
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Reggie Roby was given the kick off duties and routinely kicked the ball through the uprights at Iowa, a total of 26 times.
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At Rich Stadium, Reggie Roby punted the ball a team record 77 yards.
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Reggie Roby completed the only pass attempt of his career, a 48-yarder to John Booty in 1995.
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Reggie Roby was selected as a punter for the NFL's 1980s All-Decade Team.
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Reggie Roby played in Super Bowl XIX with the Dolphins, though he had a below average day, averaging just 39.3 yards per kick and failing to put any of his 7 punts inside the 20.
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Reggie Roby played sixteen seasons in the NFL and had 992 punts for 42,951 yards.
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Reggie Roby had 298 punts beyond the 20-yard line and 112 touchbacks.
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Reggie Roby helped popularize the now-standard two-step approach and often wore a watch to gauge his hangtime.
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Reggie Roby was one of a handful of African American kickers in National Football League history.
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Reggie Roby was one of the only kickers, to this day, to punt the ball without jumping.
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Reggie Roby left behind four children and his wife Melissa.