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Bill Butler

William R. Butler

Position: DB-HB

5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: July 10, 1937 in Berlin, WI

College: Chattanooga

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 19 (5489th overall since 1960)

Draft: Green Bay Packers in the 19th round (217th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.

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SUMMARY

Career

G

75

AV

20

Rush

29

Yds

108

Y/A

3.7

TD

0

FantPt

19.3

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV
1959	22	GNB		22	11	0	18	163	1	61	9.1	21	472	0	34	22.5	682
1960	23	DAL	RS	22	12	12	13	131	0	46	10.1	20	399	0	60	20.0	530	5
1961	24	PIT	LCB	20	10	8	2	11	0	9	5.5	6	117	0	25	19.5	231	6
1962	25	MIN	RS	22	14	13	12	169	0	46	14.1	26	588	0	45	22.6	844	6
1963	26	MIN		22	14	0	21	220	1	60	10.5	33	713	0	35	21.6	1020	2
1964	27	MIN		22	14	2	22	156	0	32	7.1	26	597	0	34	23.0	837	1
Career					75	35	88	850	2	61	9.7	132	2886	0	60	21.9	4144	20
3 yrs		MIN			42	15	55	545	1	60	9.9	85	1898	0	45	22.3	2701	9
1 yr		DAL			12	12	13	131	0	46	10.1	20	399	0	60	20.0	530	5
1 yr		GNB			11	0	18	163	1	61	9.1	21	472	0	34	22.5	682
1 yr		PIT			10	8	2	11	0	9	5.5	6	117	0	25	19.5	231	6

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1959	22	GNB		22	11	0							1	1	0	0
1960	23	DAL	RS	22	12	12	1	0	0	0			2	1	0	0	0.0
1961	24	PIT	LCB	20	10	8	3	103	1	71			1	1	0	0	0.0
1962	25	MIN	RS	22	14	13	5	80	1	39			3	3	7	0	0.0
1963	26	MIN		22	14	0							8	8	0	0	0.0
1964	27	MIN		22	14	2	2	15	0	15			4	3	0	0	0.0
Career					75	35	11	198	2	71			19	17	7	0	0.0
3 yrs		MIN			42	15	7	95	1	39			15	14	7	0	0.0
1 yr		DAL			12	12	1	0	0	0			2	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		GNB			11	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		PIT			10	8	3	103	1	71			1	1	0	0	0.0

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1959	22	GNB		22	11	0	7	49	0	16	7.0	4.5	0.6	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	0.1	-0.2	8	5.9	47	0	1
1960	23	DAL	RS	22	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	2
1961	24	PIT	LCB	20	10	8	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
1962	25	MIN	RS	22	14	13	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	3
1963	26	MIN		22	14	0	17	48	0	11	2.8	3.4	1.2	4	39	9.8	0	19	0.3	2.8	21	4.1	87	0	8
1964	27	MIN		22	14	2	5	11	0	6	2.2	0.8	0.4	1	58	58.0	0	58	0.1	4.1	6	11.5	69	0	4
Career					75	35	29	108	0	16	3.7	1.4	0.4	6	95	15.8	0	58	0.1	1.3	35	5.8	203	0	19
3 yrs		MIN			42	15	22	59	0	11	2.7	1.4	0.5	5	97	19.4	0	58	0.1	2.3	27	5.8	156	0	15
1 yr		DAL			12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	2
1 yr		GNB			11	0	7	49	0	16	7.0	4.5	0.6	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	0.1	-0.2	8	5.9	47	0	1
1 yr		PIT			10	8	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1959	22	GNB		22	11	0			1					1									6
1961	24	PIT	LCB	20	10	8						1		1									6
1962	25	MIN	RS	22	14	13						1		1									6
1963	26	MIN		22	14	0			1					1									6
Career					75	35			2			2		4			0						24
3 yrs		MIN			42	15			1			1		2			0						12
1 yr		DAL			12	12											0						0
1 yr		GNB			11	0			1					1			0						6
1 yr		PIT			10	8						1		1			0						6

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PFR HOF Monitor: 6.85 (1047th among DB, average HOF DB is 100.04)

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