Kevin Butler (American football)
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Kevin Butler in 2007
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 24, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Savannah, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Stone Mountain (GA) Redan | ||||||||||
| College: | University of Georgia | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 105 | ||||||||||
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| Field goals made: | 265 |
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| Field goals attempted: | 361 |
| Field goal %: | 73.4 |
| Long field goal: | 55 |
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Kevin Gregory Butler (born July 24, 1962) is a former professional American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and then played professionally for the Chicago Bears (1985–1995) and the Arizona Cardinals (1996–1997) of the National Football League (NFL). Since retiring, he has continued his affiliation with the University of Georgia as a special teams assistant and the cohost of the Budweiser Fifth Quarter Show on 106.1 WNGC and 960 WRFC in Athens. He is the first kicker ever inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Butler was born in Savannah, Georgia. He attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, outside Atlanta where he played football and soccer. He loved to play sports and play the guitar.
During Butler's senior year, Redan played Marist High School for the state championship. In the closing moments of a very close game, Butler kicked a 44-yard field goal that gave the winning margin to the Redan Raiders. Attending the game was Georgia Bulldog Head Coach Vince Dooley. In a brief, impromptu exchange outside the door to the visiting locker room, Dooley congratulated Butler and pointed out that Bulldog kicker Rex Robinson would be graduating at the end of the school year. Georgia, Dooley said, would be needing a new kicker. The next year, Butler began his illustrious career as the Bulldog's kicker.
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