James A. Johnson in 1948
I have been involved in researching the terms Stab Kick (pass) and stab punt (pass) for a long period of time and I have never seen any reference to these methods of foot disposal outside of Australian Rules Football. But I am always interested in learning. So would any body like to advice me further on this subject please do so. See "stab punt jim"on google
Only recently (April 23rd) I traced the following advertisement. STAB PUNT The Inventor of the Stab Punt (1949) is Interested in hearing from anyone who used this Kick pre 1970 Ph. 8743622, that I placed in the Age, page 26, bottom right corner, on Thursday the 26th of July, 1990. This ad appeared on he Sports Page that had an article by David Parkin on the Torpedo Punt. This was one of several weekly articles on ball disposals in Australian Rules Football. So we have an article describing how to kick the football and an ad by someone who invented a kick in Australian Rules Football on the same page. Stab Punt Jim
Dick Lee's "A Type of stab punt" was first mentioned on Trove in an article from The Argus on 14 May 1928, in the context of Australian Rules football.
The Stab kick discovered in Tasmania in 1902. So from 1902 no one did anything extra with the stab kick till Jim, a school kid, converted it into a stab punt in May1949. The stab punt invented by Jim, Aged 15 years, 5ft 2in(157.48 cm.), weighing 8 and 1/4 stone (52.5 kg), and playing for the Mount Evelyn First Eighteen in the Yarra Valley Football League.Young footballer invents new kick to counter muddy conditions. In 1949 15-year-old Jim Johnson and his older brother Charlie joined Mt Evelyn Football Club, Second XVIII. Mt Evelyn Football Ground's surface was then uneven and often very muddy. Studying the Sporting Globe Football Book (1948), Jim Johnson adapted Jack Dyer's 'crazy' Drop-Punt … 'the silliest looking kick in football history' (p.49) into an effective Drop- Punt (field pass) and later invented a Stab Punt (pass), both kicks being suitable to Mt Evelyn's mud. These kicks were able to be kicked at full pace with accuracy; they are in constant use today in Australian Rules football. Playing just three games, Jim won the 1949 Second-Best-and-Fairest trophy (The T.O. Millard Trophy). Theo Millard (Jim's uncle) was Mt Evelyn's major employer at Millard's' Timber and Trading. Jim, 157.5cm and weighing 51kg, was promoted to the first XVIII, winning the umpire's vote for best player on three occasions; joined Ringwood Football Club as First Rover for the First XVIII in 1950; and in 1960 played in a Premiership team for Croydon. 'Johnson was outstanding in the mud with clever turning and accurate disposal.' The Ringwood Mail, August 1951. Journalists had trouble finding the correct name for Johnson's Stab Punt. 'Johnson sent his delightful little drop punt passdirect to Manfield'. Frank Casey, The Post, September 8, 1960. 'Johnson should write a book on stab kicking - he has found the lost art'. Davey Crocket, The Ringwood Mail, September 8, 1960. Jim Johnson's story appeared in the Face to Face Exhibition at The Lilydale Museum, 13 October to 13 November 2011.See Stab Punt Jim on Google for further information.
Punt Bama Punt happened on 1972-12-02.
The Punt or Irish Pound, subdivided into 100 pennies.
U go to '/join punt' and you go to twilly and it sez "PUNT" or PUNT "TWILLY" i dont remember and u just click on it
The act of receiving a punt and running to improve field position is what as known as a punt return.
Yes, this is the reason for a punt.
you can kick a basketball but the deffinition punt is impossible
The land of punt is in the horn of Africa which is somalia.
Steve Punt was born in 1962.