Butch Avinger
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| Position: | Fullback Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 15, 1928 Beatrice, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 20, 2008 (aged 79) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Montgomery (AL) Sidney Lanier | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1951 / round: 1 / pick: 9 | ||||||||
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Clarence "Butch" Edmund Avinger (December 15, 1928 – August 20, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a fullback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). At 6'1", 215–lb, Avinger was a 1st round selection (9th overall pick) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1951 NFL draft out of the University of Alabama where he had played quarterback.[1] He only saw action in 1953 when he played for the New York Giants.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Honoring the Crimson Tide" (PDF). rolltide.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
- ^ "Butch Avinger Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
External links
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- "Butch Avinger". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
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