Max Runager
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Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | March 24, 1956 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | June 30, 2017 (aged 61) Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg, South Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 8th round, 211th overall pick | ||||||||
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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] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 8th round (211th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
