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1974-1975 1975-1980 beverdav01 selma , alabama , united states david beverly houston oilers green bay packers y david beverly -lrb- american football -rrb-
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david beverly -lrb- american football -rrb-

david edward beverly -lrb- born august 19 , 1950 -rrb- is a former american football punter who played seven seasons in the national football league for the houston oilers and the green bay packers .
he played as quarterback and punter for sweet water high school .
at the final game of his junior season , he sustained what was thought to be a career-ending knee injury and was unable to play in his senior season .
he enrolled at auburn university , where his father and all five of his siblings had graduated and , encouraged by his passion for sports , decided to join the football team as a walk-on .
during a freshman practice session , head coach shug jordan spotted beverly 's high spiraling punts and asked a ballboy to bring him over to see him .
that began a great punting career for david .
while at auburn , he earned three letters and was named to the 1971 all-southeastern conference team .
his net punt yardage averages are still records at auburn .
after earning his degree , he played for one year for the houston oilers -lrb- now the tennessee titans -rrb- in 1974 , then went to the green bay packers -lrb- 1975 -- 80 -rrb- , where he was the starting punter for his tenure there .
even though he was a southern boy punting in the frozen conditions at green bay , he still holds the all-time packer records for career punts -lrb- 495 -rrb- and single-season punts -lrb- 106 -rrb- , with three games in which he punted 10 times , second on the green bay list .
when he retired , he held the record for fewest career punts blocked -lrb- 274 -rrb- .
david was selected to the auburn `` team of the seventies , '' and was named the best sec punter of the last 25 years by sports writer alf van hoose .
he was also honored in 1973 with a `` david beverly day '' in sweet water .
beverly lives in houston , texas and works as an investment executive with raymond james financial .
he and his wife , jo lynne , have two sons , david beverly iii and bryan .
