Who put the foot in UGA football?
When legendary Bulldog kickers are mentioned, you frequently hear the names of Kevin Butler and Rex Robinson, but Billy Bennett doesn’t seem to come up as often. Maybe it’s because the musician/kicker was always something of a maverick. Maybe because there isn’t a famous Larry Munson call of one of his game-winning kicks.
Loading ...Thanks to Bennett, whenever the Dogs bogged down in the red zone, you could usually count on at least 3 points going up on the scoreboard. He ended up as Georgia’s scoring leader all four years he played and among his numerous school records is most field goals in a game — six against Tech in 2001 — and most points in a career (409, ahead of Butler and Herschel Walker).
Robinson says that usually when a kicker attempts an equal number of field goals and extra points, the team is a loser. But in 2003 Bennett attempted 38 field goals and 38 PATs, yet the Dogs went 11-3 and won the SEC East.
So attention must be paid to Billy Bennett. But that’s not to diminish Butler, Robinson or other notable UGA kickers, including Allan Leavitt, Kanon Parkman, Todd Peterson, Steve Crumley and the more recent Brandon Coutu.
So here’s our Question of the Day: Who is UGA’s greatest placekicker? Feel free to comment, vote in the poll or do both.
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m
June 17th, 2009
8:07 am
Who put the foot in ugag football?
Paul Johnson certainly put his boot up ugag’s arse last year…does that count?
45-42…it never gets old.
Frank Lane
June 17th, 2009
8:21 am
Let’s go back further. How about Lou Groza? Or the Toe from Cairo? Go back from before kicking was a position in and of itself.
Frank Lane
June 17th, 2009
8:25 am
To M. I am a 4th generation bulldawg, or really third in four generations. I can say without reservations that Tech was more fun with Bobby Dodd than without.
I am delighted that Tech is back. I think you actually have a better coach than Richt, I want you to win the ACC every year and us the SEC, then duke it out between ourselves. Keep you to revelry and the jibbing. We should never have folded like that last year. We need our arses kicked.
F
Yeller Skeeters Are Peter-Eaters
June 17th, 2009
8:28 am
Funny, m……. The one that never gets old to me is the time we stomped a mudhole in your a$$ to the tune of 51-7. Or 14 wins out of the last 18 years. That never gets old, either. I expect that the other thing that never gets old to you is when you go back to your bed with the K-Y and the Paul Johnson poster. Hopefully, it won’t get so sticky that you cant hang it back on the wall in order to dry it for your future self-pleasure endeavors.
Oh, and by the way, the best kicker UGA ever had was Kevin Butler.
Once a Dawg, always a Dawg
June 17th, 2009
8:32 am
Butler was kicking field goals off a 2 inch tee or block. He would not have made many of the fields goals if he had to kick off the ground like most of the kickers on your list. That is why Bennett and Coutu should be 1 and 2, with Butler 3rd.
gdawginkalamazoo
June 17th, 2009
8:36 am
Anyone one of those guys who could kick it out of the endzone. Man those were the days. Opponents starting at their own 20 yard line. I would have to say Butler. But that’s only because I was there when he hit that 60 yarder against Clemson. Great pro career for Butler too. Peterson has done well in the pros. Oh yeah and since he was so productive I guess you would have to include Bennett.
SugarHillDawg=Nerd Tormentor
June 17th, 2009
8:43 am
M, where ya been? Getting your monthly infusion of AIDS drugs?? I see you’re back to your usual sickeningly STUPID posts.Maybe this one will be it for a while–we can only hope! One less day to the BEATDOWN in the Dump.
Dink
June 17th, 2009
8:50 am
Kevin Butler was & still is the man!
Go Dawgs!
Erk
June 17th, 2009
8:54 am
Definitely Hap Hines………just kidding.
mobetta
June 17th, 2009
8:55 am
Can’t wait until December 2009 when all the tech nerds will be hiding in their momma’s basements and off the UGA blogs for another decade or so.
athensdawg
June 17th, 2009
8:57 am
bill, this is too easy….old guys like me are gonna say butler. the people still in diapers are gonna say billy bennett and coutu because they weren’t even alive then…and the ones in between are gonna say John Kasey or Parkman, or Peterson…. how about great clutch kicks from the past:
here’s three that come to mind……
K.Butler 10,000 miles vs. Clemson, Hap hines’ field goal vs. Purdue to cap our comback, Rex (i talked to his parents in the hotel lobby and he missed his first two tonight) Robinson vs. Kentucky.
we all know that if stafford and moreno were kickers they would have been the greatest at that, too…let me take another swig of that kool aide.
Saint Simons
June 17th, 2009
9:02 am
good call m, i agree PAUL JOHNSON!!!!
Saint Simons
June 17th, 2009
9:06 am
45-42!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa
m
June 17th, 2009
9:06 am
actually guys what I meant to say was I wish coach Johnson would put his “boot” up my arse a little during the tickle piles.
ButlerIStheMAN
June 17th, 2009
9:07 am
Tee, no tee – doesn’t matter. Remember Butler was frequently ‘penalized’ for kicking the ball OUT of the back of the endzone – remember that brief period when that resulted in the opponent starting on the 30 yrd line! That was most stupid NCAA rule ever!
ncdawg9295
June 17th, 2009
9:07 am
John Kasay?
Saint Simons
June 17th, 2009
9:07 am
Actually M, we call CPJs move at the tickle piles the PAUL JOHNSON!!
Get it?
Kendawg
June 17th, 2009
9:07 am
My vote goes to Kevin Butler. Brandon Coutu wasn’t too bad, either.
Saint Simons
June 17th, 2009
9:08 am
M, i will be glad to put my “boot” up your arse. We have a tool tickle party this weekend at CPJs. I think Reggie Ball is going to be there too so don’t be late.
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Reggie Ball
June 17th, 2009
9:10 am
Aww thinks Saint Simons for inviting me. I promise not to mess up you dress this time. M it will be good to see you there…..just don’t yell 4th DOWN!
M
June 17th, 2009
9:11 am
Cool Reggie. It will be nice to catch up with you and the rest of the 10 Tech fans who will be there. Hey, I still have that poster of you hanging on my ceiling above my bed. You always were my favorite Tech player.
mdr
June 17th, 2009
9:12 am
The answer is Butler, with Bennett as a solid #2. But how could you leave Kasay off the list?
Maddog
June 17th, 2009
9:16 am
Butler was great, but he kicked off a tee and had a wider goal post. Tees were disallowed in 1988, and the goal was narrowed in 1991. That being said, I’d put my money on Coutu.
Can’t go wrong with either.
Chris
June 17th, 2009
9:19 am
Why has everone forgotten about John Kasay. At the very least he needs to enter the discussion.
Otto
June 17th, 2009
9:20 am
Butler made what is most likely the most famous FG against Clemson and was the most famous pro.
John Kasay who is not on your list was another good one.
Robert
June 17th, 2009
9:22 am
I wonder how Demetre Baker is not even rated by Rivals but is a 4-star by Scout?? He should be a beast with his speed. (Posted b/c this topic is boring and there is no forum for recruiting).
Cuz
June 17th, 2009
9:28 am
John Kasay, just cause I want to agree with Otto. Heck they were all great.
The Grinch
June 17th, 2009
9:29 am
Not meaning to gripe, but I remember Bennett clunking a couple against UF one year and we barely lost. If memory serves me correct, they weren’t exactly super long shots. As a result, I couldn’t put him on this list.
Lew Hege
June 17th, 2009
9:29 am
The reason the AJC listed all of those kickers is simple: they were all very good! I saw all of them play and Butler was the best, nosing out Coutu and Robinson for that honor. P. S.: Anyone who thinks Butler and Robinson couldn’t kick off the ground is misinformed.
SAVANNAH DAWG
June 17th, 2009
9:31 am
Butler!
I just love how you tech turds are enjoying your once every 10 year victory. See ya in 2020. Maybe you can get some real nice rings again!
Maddog
June 17th, 2009
9:31 am
Lew, I wasn’t trying to speculate that Butler couldn’t kick off the ground. He did just fine for many years in the pros. I’m just saying that he did kick off a tee in college and had a wider field goal to kick at. That being the case, I’d choose Coutu as a collegiate kicker.
gdawginkalamazoo
June 17th, 2009
9:33 am
John Kasay, great pro career too.
Michael Scharff
June 17th, 2009
9:37 am
I think that Kevin certainly stays in our conciousness the most due to his exposure on the 5th Quarter Show (but, unfortunately only as long as you can receive WNGC’s signal after the games). Rex also stays in our hearts thanks to Larry.
duke
June 17th, 2009
9:40 am
1. Kevin Butler
2. John Kasay
3. Rex robinson
4. Billy Bennett
5. Allan Leavitt
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 17th, 2009
9:48 am
You fleabags have always had good kickers. Kevin Butler was far and away your best. Maybe the best in college football (ask Clempson). Rex Robinson #2
I look forward to watching your place kicker this year in Atlanta. To bad, he’ll only kick the ball once, unless he’s the punter too.
Gen Neyland
June 17th, 2009
9:48 am
A rich tradition of college kickers have passed through Athens. Butler and Kasey are the two most noteable I can think of that went on to succcesful pro careers. ‘Course to we’uns Atop Rocky, the best kicker at UGA are the ones that miss game winners agin us’uns…Favorite named was CoUTu cause you can’t spell CoUTu without UT…
jay
June 17th, 2009
9:50 am
How about Kim Braswell? (just kidding)
1) for those morons who talk about a tee, Butler kicked off the ground in the NFL quite well.
2) Leavitt, Robinson and Butler were fearful weapons that were deployed 60 yards in.
3) Kasay was the best pro of them all
4) Why is Crumley on the list and Kasay not?
Ferndolin
June 17th, 2009
9:51 am
Anyone remember Duward Pennington? Place kicker in mid-sixties during coach Wally Butts’ campaign. Good straight-on kicker best I can recall, but not the best ever at UGA.
Ferndolin
June 17th, 2009
9:53 am
I think Wally Butts ws the coach. Long time ago.
toccoa
June 17th, 2009
10:09 am
I can not believe John Kasay was not even mentioned.Great dawg.And probably the best pro dawg outside of Tarkenton and Ward.
Cuz
June 17th, 2009
10:09 am
Scharff, move to Augusta. We get the Fifth Quarter show after every game on our local Bulldawg station. Butler is a riot. I love the name of the show. It was also the name of my favorite bar while in Athens. I was the last patron to leave that place the night it closed. “You never even called me by my name” was wore out on that jukebox.
AltamahaDawg
June 17th, 2009
10:10 am
Quoting Robinson about something he DOES Like about Georgia Football. This is unexpected.
P-Man
June 17th, 2009
10:12 am
I saw Kevin Butler kick the 60-yarder against Clemson, but the most memorable one was the one he missed- a 72-yard attempt against FSU in the Florida Citrus Bowl on the last play of the game that fell just short. The FSU kicker had just missed a game-winning attempt, and Dooley trotted Butler out to kick. The ball was placed on OUR OWN 38 when Butler kicked it. The entire stadium went quiet as we all watched the flight of the ball. Though I was a long way away, it semmed like it was only a couple of feet short. Simply AMAZING!
swimdawg68
June 17th, 2009
10:25 am
Hey Saint Simons UGA 7 Trade School 1 since the arrival of CMR, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
after Nov. 28 it will become 8-1 put that on your rings, hahahahaha.
Spivey
June 17th, 2009
10:29 am
Butler…..60 yarder against Clemson……
Screw off Techies….you have ur own board….we will stomp you next year on the flats…..enjoy it while it lasts…
m
June 17th, 2009
10:31 am
I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queeeeeeeeer!
Tom
June 17th, 2009
10:31 am
Michael Adams. He kicked Vince the Prince to da’ curb.
Mobile Dawg
June 17th, 2009
10:34 am
UGA has a rich tradition of kickers. My first memories were of Levitt, my favorite memories were of Robinson, then Butler, here’s to hoping that the current crop starts to carry the flag.
DunwoodyDawg
June 17th, 2009
10:34 am
What no love for Andrew Chadwick?