Dave Butz

No. 62, 65

Position:

Defensive lineman

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 23, 1950

Place of birth:

Lafayette, Alabama

Height:

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight:

291 lb (132 kg)

Career information

High school:

Park Ridge (IL) Maine South

College:

Purdue

NFL draft:

1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5

Career history

St. Louis Cardinals (1973–1974)
Washington Redskins (1975–1988)

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Sacks:	35.5
Games played:	216
Interceptions:	2
Player stats at NFL.com

College Football Hall of Fame

David Butz (born June 23, 1950) is a former American Football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Redskins in a sixteen-year career from 1973 to 1988.

Early career

Butz played high school football at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, where he was two-time high school All-American.^[1] He also played basketball and was the Illinois High School discus champion, setting a state record.^[1] He then played college football at Purdue University, where he was a 1972 finalist for the Lombardi Award.^[1] He was a 1st team All-Big Ten member and played in both the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, where he was named the Defensive MVP.^[2]

At the victory parade following the Redskins win in Super Bowl XXII, Butz famously shouted to the crowd, "We came, we saw, we kicked their butz."^[3]

Butz was later named to Purdue's All Time Football team^[1] and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.^[4]

Professional career

Butz was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would play for two seasons. Redskins coach George Allen gave the Cardinals two first-round draft picks and a second-rounder for the right to Butz.^[5] Butz then played for the Washington Redskins for 14 years, where he had three Super Bowl appearances. He ranks third in franchise history in sacks (59.5).^[5] He was a one time Pro Bowler in 1983 in a season in which he got eleven sacks, a career best. He only missed four games in his entire 16-year career.^[1] Butz was among the largest players in the NFL when he played standing 6'8" and routinely weighing around 300 pounds. When he retired, he was the oldest starting player in the NFL.^[6]

Butz was selected to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and was named one of the 70 Greatest Redskins. In 1975 Butz was granted free agency due to a mistake in his contract that he signed as a rookie in 1973. George Allen quickly signed him, but the NFL ruled that the Redskins had to pay the Cardinals 2 first round picks (1977 & 1978) and a second round pick (1979). Washington Post 1975.

After football

Butz has recently served as a consultant and board member for the National Rifle Association.^[1]

Family

Butz currently lives in Swansea, Illinois.^[1]

He is the nephew of Earl Butz, a former United States Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford; his uncle held the Cabinet post during Butz's first season in Washington.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Eight Former Boilermakers To Be Inducted Into Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame". Purdue's Official Athletic site. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
↑ http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=90287
↑ "'King for a Day' Set for a Premiere". Los Angeles Times. 1988-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ National Football Foundation (2014-05-22). "NFF Proudly Announces Impressive 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
1 2 Richman, Michael (2008). The Redskins Encyclopedia. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-59213-542-4.
↑ "No More Ifs for Butz". New York Times. 1989-05-19. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

St. Louis Cardinals 1973 NFL draft selections

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Dave Butz—championships, awards, and honors

1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Bert Jones RB Otis Armstrong RB Woody Green RB Greg Pruitt WR Johnny Rodgers TE Charle Young OT Paul Seymour OT Jerry Sisemore G John Hannah G Ron Rusnak C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Bruce Bannon DL Dave Butz DL Rich Glover DL Willie Harper DL Greg Marx LB Randy Gradishar LB John Skorupan DB Cullen Bryant DB Randy Logan DB Robert Popelka DB Brad Van Pelt

1973 NFL draft first-round selections

John Matuszak Bert Jones Jerry Sisemore John Hannah Dave Butz Charle Young Paul Seymour Wally Chambers Otis Armstrong Joe Ehrmann Sam Cunningham Chuck Foreman Burgess Owens George Amundson Isaac Curtis Steve Holden Ernie Price Mike Holmes Darryl Stingley Billy Joe Dupree Barry Smith Pete Adams Ray Guy J. T. Thomas Johnny Rodgers Joe DeLamielleure

Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks

Lawrence Buivid Robbins Aldrich Cafego Kimbrough Lach Dobbs Harder Trippi Jones Coulter Spavital Fischer Groom Matson Olszewski McHan Boydston Childress Tubbs Hill Crow Stacy Izo Rice Echols Goode Stovall Brumm Kortas Namath McAdams Williams Lane Wehrli Stegent Thompson Moore Butz Cain Gray Dawson Pisarkiewicz Little Greene Anderson Greer Junior Sharpe Smith Duncan Nunn Bell Stouffer Harvey Hill Wolf Swann Hearst Dye Miller Rice Knight Wadsworth Boston Shelton Jones Davis Bryant Johnson Pace Fitzgerald Rolle Leinart Brown Rodgers-Cromartie Wells Williams Peterson Floyd Cooper Bucannon Humphries

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII Champions

3 Mark Moseley
5 Jeff Hayes
7 Joe Theismann
8 Bob Holly
17 Tom Owen
20 Joe Lavender
21 Mike Nelms
22 Curtis Jordan
23 Tony Peters
25 Joe Washington
29 Mark Murphy
30 Nick Giaquinto
32 Vernon Dean
38 Clarence Harmon
39 Otis Wonsley
40 Wilbur Jackson
44 John Riggins (<span style="color:#7D0008;">MVP)
45 Jeris White
46 LeCharls McDaniel
47 Greg Williams
50 Larry Kubin
51 Monte Coleman
52 Neal Olkewicz
53 Jeff Bostic
54 Peter Cronan
55 Mel Kaufman
56 Quentin Lowry
57 Rich Milot
58 Stuart Anderson
62 Donald Laster
63 Fred Dean
65 Dave Butz
66 Joe Jacoby
68 Russ Grimm
69 Perry Brooks
71 Garry Puetz
72 Dexter Manley
73 Mark May
74 George Starke
75 Pat Ogrin
76 Mat Mendenhall
77 Darryl Grant
78 Tony McGee
79 Todd Liebenstein
80 Virgil Seay
81 Art Monk
82 Rich Caster
84 Mike Williams
85 Don Warren
86 Clint Didier
87 Charlie Brown
88 Rick Walker
89 Alvin Garrett
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Coaches: Don Breaux
Joe Bugel
Dan Henning
Larry Peccatiello
Richie Petitbon
Wayne Sevier
Warren Simmons
Charley Taylor
LaVern Torgeson

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII Champions

6 Ali Haji-Sheikh 10 Jay Schroeder 11 Mark Rypien 12 Steve Cox 17 Doug Williams (MVP) 23 Todd Bowles 24 Kelvin Bryant 26 Craig McEwen 28 Darrell Green 29 Reggie Branch 30 Anthony Allen 31 Clarence Vaughn 32 Vernon Dean 34 Brian Davis 35 Keith Griffin 36 Timmy Smith 38 George Rogers 40 Alvin Walton 41 Tim Morrison 45 Barry Wilburn 46 Dennis Woodberry 50 Ravin Caldwell 51 Monte Coleman 52 Neal Olkewicz 53 Jeff Bostic 54 Kurt Gouveia 55 Mel Kaufman 57 Rich Milot 58 David Jones 61 Rick Kehr 63 Raleigh McKenzie 64 Steve Hamilton 65 Dave Butz 66 Joe Jacoby 67 Kit Lathrop 68 Russ Grimm 69 R. C. Thielemann 71 Charles Mann 72 Dexter Manley 73 Mark May 74 Markus Koch 76 Ed Simmons 77 Darryl Grant 78 Dean Hamel 80 Eric Yarber 81 Art Monk 82 Anthony Jones 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Gary Clark 85 Don Warren 86 Clint Didier 87 Terry Orr 88 Joe Caravello 89 Clarence Verdin

Head Coach: Joe Gibbs Coaches: Chuck Banker Don Breaux Joe Bugel Joe Diange Dan Henning Bill Hickman Paul Lanham Larry Peccatiello Richie Petitbon Jerry Rhome Dan Riley Warren Simmons Charley Taylor Emmitt Thomas LaVern Torgeson

70 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler B 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947–54
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Coaches

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92

Washington Redskins Ring of Fame

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Cliff Battles RB 1932–37
Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
Gene Brito DE, 1951–53, 1955–58
Larry Brown RB 1969–76
Dave Butz DT 1975–88
Gary Clark WR 1985–92
Jack Kent Cooke Owner 1961–97
Bill Dudley RB, 1950–51, 1953
Wayne Curry Prince George's County Executive 1994–2002
Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
Joe Gibbs Head Coach, 1981–92, 2004–07
Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
Russ Grimm G 1981–91
Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
Len Hauss C 1964–77
Phil Hochberg PA Announcer 1963–2000
Ken Houston S 1973–80
Sam Huff LB, 1964–67, 1969
Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
Dick James RB 1956–63
Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
Charlie Justice RB, 1950, 1952–54
Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
Eddie LeBaron QB, 1952–53, 1955–59
Vince Lombardi Head Coach 1969
Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
Charles Mann DE 1983–93
George Preston Marshall Team Founder & Owner 1932–69
Wayne Millner End, 1936–41, 1945
Bobby Mitchell Flanker 1962–68
Brian Mitchell RB/KR 1990–99
Art Monk WR 1980–93
Mark Moseley PK 1974–86
Brig Owens DB 1966–77
Richie Petitbon S 1971-72, defensive coordinator 1981-92
Vince Promuto G 1960–70
John Riggins RB, 1976–79, 1981–85
Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
Sean Taylor S 2004–07
Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
Lamar "Bubba" Tyer Head Athletic Trainer, 1971–2002, 2004–08
Doug Williams QB 1986–89

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