[1] During the 1971 season, he was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders after the team cut veteran Mike Eischeid.
He was strictly a punter and kickoff specialist: future Hall of Famer George Blanda handled the field goals and extra points.
[1] DePoyster is often erroneously cited in various internet sources as having kicked the shortest punt in NFL history, supposedly either 10 or 11 yards long.
Although he was a good punter, he became nationally infamous in 1972 for a botched punt against the Chicago Bears which made him the butt of a joke on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
"[1] In his book One Knee Equals Two Feet, former Raiders head coach John Madden contrasted Guy's "great hands" with DePoyster's.