Bill Butler
William R. Butler
Born: July 10, 1937
Berlin, WI USA
Position: DB-HB,DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 189
College: Tenn-Chattanooga
Career: 1959-1965
Drafted: 1959 in Round 19, #217 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Bill Butler played from 1959 to 1965 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Butler ran for 246 yards in his career on 73 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 234 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 44 | 138 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| CFL | 44 | 138 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 73 | 246 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 |
| NFL | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 58 | 0 | |
| CFL | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 | |
| Totals | 22 | 234 | 10.6 | 58 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 61 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 46 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 169 | 14.1 | 46 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 220 | 10.5 | 60 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 156 | 7.1 | 32 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 88 | 850 | 9.7 | 61 | 2 | |
| CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 89 | 852 | 9.6 | 61 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 21 | 472 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 60 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 588 | 22.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 33 | 713 | 21.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 597 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 |
| NFL | 132 | 2886 | 21.9 | 60 | 0 | |
| CFL | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 141 | 3092 | 21.9 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 71 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 198 | 18.0 | 71 | 2 | |
| Totals | 11 | 198 | 18.0 | 71 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| CFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 |
