Place Kicker
No. 9
Tennessee
"Hunt was inked by the Giants as a free agent during the off-season, then battled incumbent Pete Gogolak and four others for the regular job in training camp and won the position with outstanding work in the preseason. Hunt was 9-for-9 in conversions and also kicked field goals of 53 yards against Cleveland and 50 against Miami.
In the regular season, he kicked a clutch 37-yard field goal to beat the Bills 17-14 in a Monday Night thriller.
Originally a No. 5 draft choice of Cleveland, George spent the 1972 season on the Browns' taxi squad, then was traded to Baltimore where he was the Colts' regular kicker in 1973. That year, he had 70 points on 22 conversions and was 16-for-28 on field goal attempts. Released by the Colts in 1974, he had a brief trial with Dallas, then spent the '74 season in business with his father in Florida before signing with the Giants.
Hunt was a three-year starter at Tennessee, finishing second in the NCAA in scoring in 1971. At one time he had 62 consecutive PAT's, and his longest field goal was 51 yards. George also lettered in baseball for three years and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the Major League draft.
George Arthur Hunt was born in Marietta, Oklahoma and grew up in Clearwater, Florida where he starred in baseball and football at Clearwater High School. He still makes his home in Clearwater."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
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