Butch Avinger
Clarence Edmund Avinger
Born: December 15, 1928
Beatrice, AL USA
Deceased: August 20, 2008
Pelham, AL
Position: FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
College: Alabama
High School: Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, AL)
Career: 1952-1953
Drafted: 1951 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Butch Avinger played from 1952 to 1953 during his career with the New York Giants and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Avinger ran for 66 yards in his career on 18 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 180 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 124 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 64.3 |
CFL | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 124 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 124 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
CFL | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 | |
NFL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 12 | 1 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 0 | 2 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
CFL | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 0 | 2 | |
NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
Totals | 18 | 180 | 10.0 | 4 | 2 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 131 | 5855 | 44.7 | 82 | 19 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 42 | 1597 | 38.0 | 69 | |
CFL | 131 | 5855 | 44.7 | 82 | 19 | |
NFL | 42 | 1597 | 38.0 | 69 | 0 | |
Totals | 173 | 7452 | 43.1 | 82 | 19 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 |
CFL | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 | |
Totals | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
CFL | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | |
Totals | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | |||||
CFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 0 |
1953 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1952 - CFL CFL West All-Star (2nd Team)