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Dave Butz

David Roy Butz

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-7    Weight: 291 lbs.

Born: June 23, 1950 in Lafayette, AL
College: Purdue   (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 83 (343rd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 18, 2013 9:25AM
All-Time Rank: #397. Ralph Neely… #398. Rosey Taylor… #399. Len Hauss… #400. DAVE BUTZ… #401. Tony Boselli… #402. Lawyer Milloy… #403. Ed White… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1973 23 STL LDE 62 12 10 0 0 1 0 0 4
1974 24 STL dt 62 1 1 1
1975 25 WAS dt 65 14 1 2
1976 26 WAS LDT 65 14 8 0 0 1 0 0 6
1977 27 WAS LDT 65 12 7 5
1978 28 WAS LDT 65 16 16 1 3 0 3 0 9
1979 29 WAS LDT 65 15 14 6
1980 30 WAS LDT 65 16 16 8
1981 31 WAS LDT 65 16 16 1 26 0 26 0 7
1982 32 WAS LDT 65 9 9 4.5 0 0 1 0 0 10
1983*+ 33 WAS LDT 65 16 16 11.5 0 0 1 0 0 15
1984 34 WAS LDT 65 15 15 4.5 0 0 1 0 0 12
1985 35 WAS LDT 65 16 16 5.0 0 0 1 0 0 9
1986 36 WAS LDT 65 16 16 6.0 7
1987 37 WAS LDT 65 12 12 3.0 6
1988 38 WAS LDT 65 16 16 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 7
Career 216 189 35.5 2 29 0 26 0 0 0 7 0 0 114
14 yrs WAS 203 178 35.5 2 29 0 26 0 0 0 6 0 0 109
2 yrs STL 13 11 0 0 1 0 0 5

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1973 23 STL LDE 62 12 10 1 23 0 23 23.0 23
Career 216 189 1 23 0 23 23.0 23

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1983

First-Team All-Pro
1983

Approximate Value
1983 NFL 15 (10)

Games
Career 216 (144)

Games Started
Career 189 (105)

Playoff Games Started
Career 15 (108)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19792nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19831st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19832nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19831st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19831st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19831st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19831st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19842nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press