David Butz
Current Occupation: Consultant for the National Rifle Association & NRA Board Member
Former Occupations: 16 years NFL
Born: When? 6/23/50 Where: Lafayette, Alabama
High School(s) attended: Maine South High School , Chicago, IL
College and/of Postgraduate Degree(s): Purdue University, BS
CIVIC OR COMMUNITY NOTABLES
Notables:Made TV commercials for United Way & USA Savings Bonds; Motivational speeches Boy’s Clubs, Chamber Commerce, Lions Kiwanis, Rotary, American Cancer Society, American Heart Assoc., Crippled Children Hospital, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Cerebral Palsy, Assoc. for the Retarded Citizens, Special Olympics, March of Dimes Birth Defects; YMCA Board member and was honorary member of the National Board of Infectious Diseases; supported fundraising for Children’s Hospital & Ronald McDonald House.
FOOTBALL HONORS/ATTRIBUTES
College(s) attended: Purdue University Circle one: (Div. I-A, )
College Coach: Jack Mollenkopf Height/Weight in playing days: 6’ 6” 295 lbs.
Position(s) Played : Defensive- End/Tackle Years Played: 70, 71, 72
All-America Team(s), Name and Year (First Team Only): 1972 PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICAN, WALTER CAMP ALL- AMERICAN, KODAK ALL-AMERICAN, COACHES ALL-AMERICAN TEAM, AND THE HALL OF FAME OUTSTANDING ATHLETES OF AMERICA, GAMEPLAN ALL-AMERICAN, PURDUE CONSENSUS ALL AMERICAN Other National Honors/Awards: RECIPIENT OF THE 1972 ZIPP AWARD AS COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALONG WITH BEING A FINALIST FOR THE LOMBARDI AWARD. PLAYED IN THE EAST-WEST SHRINE ALL-STAR GAME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SENIOR BOWL IN MOBILE, ALABAMA WHERE HE WAS NAMED OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER ON THE NORTH
Conference: First Team All Big Ten, 1972
University Honors : Selected to Purdue’s All-Time Team for its first 100 years of football. Inducted into the Purdue University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Drafted by NFL: Y Round: 1 st Round, 5th pick over all Teams/Years in NFL: 2 yrs. St. Louis, 14 yrs Redskins
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS/ACCOLADES: Named to the NFL All-Rookie Team 1973.
Voted to virtually every All-Pro team in 1983: the Associated Press, Pro-Football Weekly, United Press International, and the
Sporting News.
Asked to play in All Star Game against the Pros
Inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame
Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1984 and alternate numerous years.
Contributed the second most sacks in Redskin history - 62.5 sacks.
During the Eighties, Played in three Super Bowl games -- Super Bowl XVII (1982), Super Bowl XVIII (1983), and Super Bowl
XXII (1987). Twice served as a team captain and contributed to the two Redskin wins.
Voted Defensive Player of the Year by the Brookland Club in 1978 and 1981.
Named the Outstanding Redskin by Monday Morning Touchdown Club in 1980.
Named Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Kansas City 101 Club in 1983.
Named Defensive Player of the Year by the NFL Alumni in 1983
Voted Pro Football All NFL Team 1983
Voted to the NFL Team of the Eighties by the Hall of Fame Panel in 1988.
Inducted 1990 News Democrat Sports Hall of Fame
Voted to the 50th & 70th Greatest Redskins Teams of All Times.
Voted by St. Louis Writers 1989 In Recognition of Outstanding Contribution In the Sport of Pro Football
Recognized for Meritorious Service to Sports by the St. Louis Baseball Writers Association of America 1990.
Received George Allen Leadership and Achievement Award for service on and off the field.
Received 4 Outstanding Player Awards from the Touchdown Club of Washington D.C.
Inducted into the Redskins Ring of Stars which put your name inside the stadium.
Inducted into the East West Shrine Game Hall of Fame 2008
Played 197 games straight for the Redkins