Richmond, Ky. - National Football League all-time great Ray Guy will be in Richmond next weekend (June 11-12) for the 2005 Danny Hope Kicking and Long Snapping Academy at Eastern Kentucky University. Guy, who played for the Raiders from 1973-86 and was the first pure punter selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, will be on hand at Roy Kidd Stadium to show campers the finer points of the kicking game.

“He is absolutely the finest punter that has ever played the game and to have a guy like him here and involved in the instruction is a huge bonus for our camp,” said EKU head coach Danny Hope. “He is a guy who has been down here doing this camp for several years and he’s not just a figurehead, he’s a huge part of the instruction in the camp. He is a great guy to be around and he makes it a very special experience for everyone. It is amazing to see what he can still do as an athlete.”

After leading the NCAA in punting in 1972 at Southern Mississippi with a 46.2 yard average, Guy was drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders and went on to play on three Super Bowl champion teams (1977, 1981 and 1984). Guy posted a career punting average of 42.4 yards per kick and put together a streak of 619 punts without being blocked. He led the NFL in punting three times and was selected to seven Pro Bowl teams.

The Ray Guy Award, named in his honor, is given to the country’s top collegiate punter each season. In 2004, he became the first punter in NCAA history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Included among the camp’s instructors is EKU alum Rick Sang, who played on both of the Colonels’ NCAA Division I-AA National Championship teams. A former punter at Eastern, Sang was a college roommate of Hope and formerly coached at EKU and Arizona State. He is currently the director of The Ray Guy Kicking Academy and has over 23 years of expertise as a kicking instructor.

The camp, which is open to spectators, is available to all kids ages 10-18 and begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 11. Cost of enrollment in the camp is $250 per person, which includes a $100 nonrefundable deposit. For more information, or to register, contact the EKU football office at (859) 622-2146.

Saturday, June 11
9:00 a.m. - Evaluation Forms/Registration/Personal Video/Pictures
9:25 a.m. - Orientation
9:50 a.m. - Jog/Stretch-Warm Up Kicking/Punting/Long Snapping
10:05 a.m. - Filming (Kick/Punt Periods) With Snappers
10:35 a.m. - Demonstration (Punting/Kicking/Long Snapping)
11:00 a.m. - Kick Period/Snap Period (Invididual Instruction)
11:45 a.m. - Break (Staff Meet)
11:50 a.m. - Punt Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
12:35 p.m. - Session Ends/Lunch/Kick Video/Staff Meet (Athletes Report To Analysis Station)
1:10 p.m. - Kick Period/Snap Period
2:55 p.m. - Break (Staff Meet)
3:00 p.m. - Punt Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
3:45 p.m. - Break (Staff Meet)
3:50 p.m. - Kick/Punt/Snap Period (Snap-To-Kick)
4:35 p.m. - Team Competition/Last Second Kicks
5:00 p.m. - Session Ends

Sunday, June 12
8:00 a.m. - Meet With Coaches/Personal Evaluations Due
8:15 a.m. - Jog/Stretch Warm-Up Kicking/Punting/Long Snapping
8:35 a.m. - Kick Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
10:05 a.m. - Break (Staff Meet)
10:10 a.m. - Punt Period/Warm-Up (10 minutes)
10:20 a.m. - Punt Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
11:50 a.m. - Session Ends/Lunch/Punt Video
12:30 p.m. - Demonstrations - Kickoffs/Onsides
12:50 p.m. - Jog/Stretch-Kick Period/Warm-Up Kicking/Punting/Long Snapping
1:10 p.m. - Kick Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
1:55 p.m. - Break
2:00 p.m. - Punt Period/Snap Period (Individual Instruction)
2:30 p.m. - Skills Competition/Personal Evaluations
2:55 p.m. - Closing Comments
3:00 p.m. - Check Out (Pick Up Personal Evaluations/Personal Videos)