Date of birth | May 28, 1959 |
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Place of birth | Boynton Beach, Florida |
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Position(s) | Cornerback |
College | Florida State |
NFL draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick 25 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1981–1992 | Atlanta Falcons |
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Robert Calvin Butler (born May 28, 1959 in Boynton Beach, Florida), is a former professional American football player. Butler played for Florida State University at the college level and was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft in 1981 by the Atlanta Falcons. He played for 12 years for the Atlanta Falcons, his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season.
He has a wife named Cyrillyn and four sons; Brenton, Brice, Brelan and Brandel. Brenton played basketball at Fordham University and now plays professional basketball in Berlin, Germany for RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf where he will be the team’s starting point guard, while Brice is a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.