Dave Butz
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 23, 1950 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lafayette, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 291 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Park Ridge (IL) Maine South | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | 35.5 |
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| Games played: | 216 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
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David Butz (born June 23, 1950) is a former American Football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Redskins in a sixteen-year career from 1973 to 1988.
Butz played high school football at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, where he was two-time high school All-American. He also played basketball and was the Illinois High School discus champion, setting a state record. He then played college football at Purdue University, where he was a 1972 finalist for the Lombardi Award. He was a 1st team All-Big Ten member and played in both the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, where he was named the Defensive MVP.
At the victory parade following the Redskins win in Super Bowl XXII, Butz famously shouted to the crowd, "We came, we saw, we kicked their butz."
Butz was later named to Purdue's All Time Football team and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
Butz was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would play for two seasons. Redskins coach George Allen gave the Cardinals two first-round draft picks and a second-rounder for the right to Butz. Butz then played for the Washington Redskins for 14 years, where he had three Super Bowl appearances. He ranks third in franchise history in sacks (59.5). He was a one time Pro Bowler in 1983 in a season in which he got eleven sacks, a career best. He only missed four games in his entire 16-year career. Butz was among the largest players in the NFL when he played standing 6'8" and routinely weighing around 300 pounds. When he retired, he was the oldest starting player in the NFL.
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