20 college football records that will never be broken

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9. Longest punt: Pat Brady, 99 yards

No record on this list is safer than Brady’s 99-yard punt, as he will forever own at least at least a share of college football history thanks to his mammoth boot in 1950.

After spending his early years in Seattle, Brady played collegiately at Nevada, which was just in its third year as a Division I program in 1948. The Wolf Pack initially started Brady under center before also moving him to punter shortly after.

Few detailed records exist about punting during the era, but Brady was skilled enough to get drafted by the New York Giants as a specialist four years later. That showed in an October 1950 game against Loyola Marymount, as Brady unleashed a 99-yard punt, becoming the only player in college football history to do so.

The punt reportedly sailed over 70 yards in the air before rolling down past the 1-yard line, although it did little to help the Wolf Pack in a 34-7 loss. Steve O’Neal came closest to matching Brady in the NFL ranks with a 98-yard boot in 1968, but the Nevada punter’s record can’t technically be broken.

Brady finished out his collegiate career at Bradley in 1951 before moving to the CFL for one season. The Pittsburgh Steelers scooped up Brady in 1952, and he went on to lead the NFL in punting twice.

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