David Roy Butz
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-7 Weight: 291 lbs.
Born: June 23, 1950 in Lafayette, AL
College: Purdue
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1973 Draft
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1973 | 23 | STL | LDE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 24 | STL | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 | 25 | WAS | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | 26 | WAS | LDT | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | WAS | LDT | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 28 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | WAS | LDT | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 30 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 31 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 32 | WAS | LDT | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1983*+ | 33 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 34 | WAS | LDT | 15 | 15 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 35 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 36 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | 37 | WAS | LDT | 12 | 12 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 38 | WAS | LDT | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 216 | 189 | 35.5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 yrs | WAS | 203 | 178 | 35.5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1973 | 23 | STL | LDE | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | |||||
| Career | 216 | 189 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||||||||
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1983 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |