Professional Football Player. A punter with the New York Jets for two seasons, he is probably best remembered as the 'goat' of Alabama's 1972 loss to Auburn. Raised in Birmingham, he attended Woodlawn High School then played for the legendary Coach Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama. On December 2, 1972, at Birmingham the heavily favored Crimson Tide squad was ahead of Auburn 16-3 when Gantt had two punts blocked in the final 10 minutes leading to a 17-16 Auburn win in what has gone down in popular lore as the "Punt, 'Bama, Punt" game. Taken by the Jets in the eighth round of the 1974 draft he spent two years in the Big Apple, averaging 36.2 yards per punt and even kicking one extra point. After his playing days ended Gantt returned to Birmingham where he ran a recycling business. He died after a long battle with the effects of diabetes and heart disease.
Professional Football Player. A punter with the New York Jets for two seasons, he is probably best remembered as the 'goat' of Alabama's 1972 loss to Auburn. Raised in Birmingham, he attended Woodlawn High School then played for the legendary Coach Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama. On December 2, 1972, at Birmingham the heavily favored Crimson Tide squad was ahead of Auburn 16-3 when Gantt had two punts blocked in the final 10 minutes leading to a 17-16 Auburn win in what has gone down in popular lore as the "Punt, 'Bama, Punt" game. Taken by the Jets in the eighth round of the 1974 draft he spent two years in the Big Apple, averaging 36.2 yards per punt and even kicking one extra point. After his playing days ended Gantt returned to Birmingham where he ran a recycling business. He died after a long battle with the effects of diabetes and heart disease.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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