Dave Butz Legendary Defender for Purdue...
"Dave Butz Legendary Defender for Purdue, Cardinals, and Redskins"
June 23, 1950 - Lafayette, Alabama - Dave Butz, who was a Purdue Boilermaker defensive tackle from 1970 to 1972, was born. According to the NFF Butz won acclaim as a Consensus First-Team All-American as a senior in 1972, he took home the Zipp Award as college football’s most outstanding player, and Dave was also named a finalist for the Lombardi Award.
The senior team captain participated in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, where he was named Defensive MVP. Dave Butz received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
After school ended, he was drafted fifth overall in the 1973 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. However, Butz played 14 of his 16 seasons with the Washington Redskins, leading them to victories in Super Bowls XVII and XXII. The NFL’s “ironman,” he missed only four games his entire career. He retired in 1989 having played in more games than any other Redskin in team history.
- HASHTAGS: #June23 #ButzDave #DaveButz #DefensiveLine #ArizonaCardinals #PurdueBoilermakers #StLouisCardinals #WashingtonCommanders #WashingtonRedskins #Number62 #Number65 #CollegeFootballHallofFame
- DOB: June 23
- EVENTDAY: June 23
- FOOTBALL NAME: Butz Dave, Dave Butz
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Defensive Line
- FOOTBALL TEAM: Arizona Cardinals, Purdue Boilermakers, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Commanders, Washington Redskins
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number 62
- NFL JERSEY: Number 62, Number 65
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame
