Dave Butz

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Dave Butz
Position (s):
DE / DT 		Jersey numbers:
62, 65
born June 23, 1950 in Lafayette , Alabama
Career information
Active : 1973 - 1988
NFL Draft : 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
College : Purdue University
Teams

Career statistics
Games     216
Interception     2
Fumble secured     7th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame

David Roy "Dave" Butz (* 23. June 1950 in La Fayette , Alabama ) is a former American American football poker players. He played as a defensive end and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins .

Youth / family

The on a cattle and chicken farm in Chambers County -born Dave Butz visited in Park Ridge , the high school after his family moved to Illinois was moved. At school he played American football and basketball , and he was also active as a discus thrower. In this discipline, he held the Illinois state record for 13 years. As a high school football player, he was voted All American three times . It wasn't until high school that Butz was discovered to be suffering from dyslexia . The reading-spelling disorder was successfully treated and after graduating from school in 1969 he was offered a total of 132 scholarships . Dave Butz is the nephew of Earl Butz , who was the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1971 to 1976 .

Player career

College career

Dave Butz decided to study sports at Purdue University , where his uncle Earl was a professor. From 1970 to 1972 he played for the Purdue Boilersmakers , his college football team , as a defensive tackle. In 1972 he was voted All-American . In all three years of study, he was recognized by his college for his athletic achievements.

Professional career

Dave Butz graduated from college in 1973 and was drafted fifth that year by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round . The head coach of the Cardinals, Don Coryell , sat Butz in his rookie year in the defense of the team, first as a defensive end. In his second year of play, Butz switched to the position of a defensive tackle. In 1974, Butz managed to qualify with the Cardinals for the play-offs . The team failed in the divisional play-off game at the Minnesota Vikings with 30:14.

The relationship between Dave Butz and Charles Bidwill , the team owner of the Cardinals, was difficult. He was then given by the Cardinals to the Washington Redskins, who immediately increased his annual salary significantly. Butz then played for 14 years for the team from Washington, DC In 1981 Joe Gibbs took over the coaching position with the Redskins. Gibbs formed a top team from the team. In 1982 Butz was able to move into the play-offs with the Redskins. After a 31:17 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game , the Redskins were able to defeat the Miami Dolphins 27:17 in the following Super Bowl XVII . Butz managed to secure a fumble in the game .

1983 was another successful year for Butz and the Redskins. After a record of fourteen wins and two defeats, the San Francisco 49ers had to admit defeat to the Redskins with 24:21 in the NFC Championship Game . Butz lost the Super Bowl XVIII against the Los Angeles Raiders with 9:38. In 1986 Butz was with the Redskins against the New York Giants again in the NFC Championship Game. In the game, he managed the quarterback of the Giants, Phil Simms , behind the line of scrimmage to case to bring, at 0: 17-defeat but his team this changed nothing. In 1987 Dave Butz was able to win his second Super Bowl . With two sacks to quarterback Wade Wilson , he was able to contribute significantly to the 17:10 victory of his team over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game. In the following Super Bowl XXII , the Redskins quarterback Doug Williams showed a very good performance and led his team to a safe 42:10 win over the Denver Broncos .

Dave Butz ended his career after the 1988 season. In both Super Bowl victories of the Washington Redskins, he acted as team captain of his team.

After the playing career

Dave Butz worked in business after his career. He is socially active and serves on the board of the National Rifle Association . Butz is married and has three children. He now lives in Belleville with his family .

Honors

David Butz played in 1983 in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was voted All-Pro three times . The Washington Redskins honor him in their stadium , the FedExField , on the Ring of Fame . He's on the list of the 70 Greatest Redskins . Dave Butz is a member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame .

Web links

source

  • Taylor HA Bell, Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois , University of Illinois Press 2010, ISBN 9780252077319

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ College Awards by Dave Butz ( Memento from October 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Annual statistics of the St. Louis Cardinals 1974
  3. ↑ Statistics NFC divisional play-off game Cardinals vs. Vikings 1974
  4. ^ Annual statistics of the Washington Redskins 1982
  5. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1982
  6. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XVII
  7. ^ Annual statistics of the Washington Redskins 1983
  8. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1983
  9. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XVIII
  10. ↑ Washington Redskins annual statistics 1986
  11. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1986
  12. ↑ Annual statistics of the Washington Redskins 1987
  13. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1987
  14. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XXII
  15. ↑ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/nra-board-members-selleck-nugent?page=2
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team

Joe Montana  | Dan Fouts  | Walter Payton  | Eric Dickerson  | Roger Craig  | John Riggins  | Jerry Rice  | Steve Largent  | James Lofton  | Dan Marino  | Art Monk  | Kellen Winslow  | Ozzie Newsome  | Anthony Muñoz  | Jim Covert  | Gary Zimmerman  | Joe Jacoby  | John Hannah  | Russ Grimm  | Bill Fralic  | Mike Munchak  | Dwight Stephenson  | Mike Webster  | Reggie White  | Howie Long  | Lee Roy Selmon  | Bruce Smith  | Randy White  | Dan Hampton  | Keith Millard  | Dave Butz  | Mike Singletary  | Lawrence Taylor  | Ted Hendricks  | Jack Lambert  | Andre Tippett  | John Anderson  | Carl Banks  | Mike Haynes  | Mel Blount  | Frank Minnifield  | Lester Hayes  | Ronnie Lott  | Kenny Easley  | Deron Cherry  | Joey Browner  | Nolan Cromwell  | Sean Landeta  | Reggie Roby  | Morten Andersen  | Gary Anderson  | Eddie Murray  | Billy Johnson  | John Taylor  | Mike Nelms  | Rick Upchurch  | Bill Walsh  | Chuck Noll

personal data
SURNAME Butz, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butz, David Roy (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Lafayette , Alabama