アメリカンフットボール選手（1956年～2017年）
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]
NFL career statistics
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
References ^ Sielski, Mike (November 18, 2017). "Hero's life, lonely death: Max Runager suffered because he no longer had football". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 27, 2025 . ^ Sielski, Mike (November 8, 2017). "Former Eagles punter Max Runager: Local hero's life, lonely death". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved November 18, 2017 . ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation . Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023 . ^ ベルソン、ケン、ミューラー、ベンジャミン（2023年6月20日）。「頭部への打撃の総合的な力は、その回数だけでなく、慢性外傷性脳症（CTE）の発症リスクを高める。慢性外傷性脳症に関するこれまでで最大規模の研究で、選手がキャリアを通じて受けた頭部への打撃の総合的な力が、将来の脳疾患の最良の予測因子であることが判明した」 ニューヨーク・タイムズ 。 2023年 7月2日 閲覧 。
