Archie W. Butcher (April 29, 1901 – May 29, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1928 to 1929 and at Oklahoma Baptist University in 1930, compiling a career college football record of 6–18–1. Butcher was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma Baptist for one season, in 1930–31, tallying a mark of 5–10.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Solomon, Kansas, U.S. | April 29, 1901
Died | May 29, 1981 Salina, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 80)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1923–1924 | Kansas State |
Position(s) | Running back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1928–1929 | Ottawa |
1930 | Oklahoma Baptist |
Basketball | |
1930–1931 | Oklahoma Baptist |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–18–1 (football) 5–10 (basketball) |
He obtained a degree in medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1935, practicing in Miltonvale and Wakefield before moving to Abilene where he retired in 1976. Butcher died in 1981 at the age of 80.[1]
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
1928 | Ottawa | 0–7–1 | 0–6–1 | T–9th | |||||
1929 | Ottawa | 2–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
Ottawa: | 2–13–1 | 0–11–1 | |||||||
Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Big Four Conference) (1930) | |||||||||
1930 | Oklahoma Baptist | 4–5 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
Oklahoma Baptist: | 4–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
Total: | 6–18–1 |
Basketball
editSeason | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Big Four Conference) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
1930–31 | Oklahoma Baptist | 5–10 | 2–3 | ||||||
Oklahoma Baptist: | 5–10 | 2–3 | |||||||
Total: | 5–10 |
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References
edit- ^ "Dr. Archie Butcher". Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. June 1, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
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