Max Runager

Max Culp Runager (March 24, 1956 – June 30, 2017) was a professional American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Cleveland Browns. A graduate of Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School,^[1] Runager played college football at the University of South Carolina. He punted for two Super Bowl teams, the Philadelphia Eagles in 1980 and the San Francisco 49ers in 1984.^[2]

Max Runager

No. 4
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1956-03-24)March 24, 1956 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:	June 30, 2017(2017-06-30) (aged 61) Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
College:	South Carolina
NFL draft:	1979: 8th round, 211th pick
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1979–1983) San Francisco 49ers (1984–1988) Cleveland Browns (1988) Philadelphia Eagles (1989)
Career highlights and awards
2X Super Bowl champion (XIX, XXIII)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 661 Punt yards: 26,581 Longest punt: 64 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Runager is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[3][4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1979	PHI	16	74	2,927	2,607	57	39.6	34.8	1	13	6
1980	PHI	16	75	2,947	2,563	58	39.3	33.7	1	16	8
1981	PHI	15	63	2,567	2,201	64	40.7	34.9	0	18	6
1982	PHI	9	44	1,784	1,448	53	40.5	32.9	0	8	1
1983	PHI	12	59	2,459	2,020	55	41.7	34.2	0	12	5
1984	SFO	14	56	2,341	1,925	59	41.8	33.8	1	18	12
1985	SFO	16	86	3,422	2,948	57	39.8	33.9	1	30	9
1986	SFO	16	83	3,450	2,917	62	41.6	34.3	2	23	8
1987	SFO	12	55	2,157	1,850	56	39.2	33.0	1	14	7
1988	SFO	1	1	24	24	24	24.0	24.0	0	0	0
	CLE	13	48	1,935	1,694	52	40.3	33.9	2	13	2
1989	PHI	4	17	568	518	52	33.4	30.5	0	5	1
Career		144	661	26,581	22,715	64	40.2	33.9	9	170	65

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1979	PHI	2	9	383	330	52	42.6	36.7	0	2	1
1980	PHI	3	11	382	339	46	34.7	30.8	0	2	1
1981	PHI	1	7	297	256	47	42.4	36.6	0	0	0
1984	SFO	3	11	425	376	48	38.6	34.2	0	3	0
1985	SFO	1	6	228	179	46	38.0	29.8	0	1	1
1986	SFO	1	10	400	343	49	40.0	34.3	0	3	0
1987	SFO	1	6	245	216	49	40.8	36.0	0	1	0
1988	CLE	1	3	106	106	43	35.3	35.3	0	3	0
Career		13	63	2,466	2,145	52	39.1	34.0	0	15	3