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Butch Songin

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Butch Songin
A black and white photograph of a man, shot from the neck up
Songin in 1949
No. 11
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1924-05-11)May 11, 1924
Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:May 26, 1976(1976-05-26) (aged 52)
Foxboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:Boston College
NFL draft:1950 / round: 19 / pick: 247
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:694
Pass completions:327
Percentage:47.1
TD–INT:38–31
Passing yards:4,347
Passer rating:67.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edward F. "Butch" Songin (May 11, 1924 – May 12, 1976) was a quarterback for the Boston College Eagles, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union, and for the American Football League (AFL)'s Boston Patriots and the New York Titans. He also was an All-American defenseman for the BC Eagles ice hockey team.

College career

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From 1947 to 1949, Songin was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles. He completed 192 of 385 passes for 2,534 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions, and ran 117 times for 164 yards.

Songin was a Hockey All-American for Boston College in 1948. He was a member of the 1948–1949 national championship team. He was captain of the 1949–50 squad and also won All-American. He was a founding member of the Pike's Peak Hockey Club. Today it is Boston College's oldest hockey booster organizations. Songin also played 1 game for the Worcester Warriors of the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954–55 season. His nephew Tom Songin played right wing for the Boston Bruins.

Professional career

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In 1950 Songin played three games for the Erie Vets of the AFL (formerly the American Association) before being sidelined by an injury, damaging the team's chances of a championship.[1]

From 1953 to 1954, Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, predecessor of the Canadian Football League. He won the Grey Cup in his rookie season in 1953.

In 1960 Songin signed with the Boston Patriots of the newly created American Football League. On September 9, 1960, Songin played in the first ever AFL game, against the Denver Broncos. In his first season with Boston he completed 187 of 392 passes for 2,476 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. In 1961, he split starting duties with Babe Parilli. He completed 98 of 212 passes for 1,429 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. In 1962, he was the opening day quarterback for the New York Titans, but was replaced by Lee Grosscup. He played in 7 games, completing 42 of 90 passes for 442 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

From 1962 to 1966, Songin played for several semi-pro football teams.[2]

AFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fum
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck SckY
1960 BOS 14 12 4–8 187 392 47.7 2,476 6.3 78 22 15 70.9 11 40 3.6 20 2 25 180 3
1961 BOS 14 6 3–2–1 98 212 46.2 1,429 6.7 58 14 9 73.0 8 39 4.9 11 0 18 138 4
1962 NYT 7 2 1–1 42 90 46.7 442 4.9 64 2 7 36.4 4 11 2.8 10 0 12 94 0
Career 35 20 8–11–1 327 694 47.1 4,347 6.3 78 38 31 67.1 23 90 3.9 20 2 55 412 7

Death

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Songin died of cancer May 26, 1976 at his home in Foxboro, Massachusetts. He was 52 years old. At the time of his death, he was chief probation officer in the Wrentham District Court. He left his widow, Catherine E. (Rockett-Currivan); ex-wife Joyce Songin (nee Laverick), three daughters, a son, a stepson, a stepdaughter, three sisters and three brothers.[3]

Awards and honors

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Award Years
AHCA First Team All-American 1947–48, 1948–49 [4][5]
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1948, 1950 [6]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1949 [6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Butch Songin Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions".
  3. ^ "Bridge; a magazine for the Boston College community". Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1976.
  4. ^ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "1948-1949 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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