Punter
No. 13
St. Lawrence
"Signed by the Giants as a free agent in August 1974 after he had been cut by the Houston Oilers, Jennings has steadily become one of the premier punters in the NFL. As a rookie, he averaged 39.8 on 68 attempts was named to the All-NFL Rookie team by UPI, Pro Football Weekly and the PFWA [Pro Football Writers of America]. In his second season, Dave upped his average to 40.9 and led the NFL in kicking out of bounds inside the 20-yard line, and last year upped his average again, this time to 41.3 on 74 punts and was named second-team All-NFL by UPI.
He's had big days against arch-rivals Washington and Dallas in his three seasons. Jennings punted seven times for a 53.1 average against Dallas in 1975 and six times for a 48.0 average against them in 1974. Last year in two games against the Redskins, he averaged 49.0 on 14 punts.
Dave was a basketball star at St. Lawrence and became the team's punter after a walk-on at practice. He lettered for three seasons, averaged 41.7 and won All-Conference honors.
David Tuthill Jennings was born in New York City and played his high sports (but not football) at Garden City High School on Long Island. He lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut, is a diehard Boston Celtic fan and is a third cousin of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk. Dave began work as a sportscaster this past off-season at WNHC Radio in New Haven, Connecticut."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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