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]
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Position: | Fullback Punter | ||||||||
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Born: | Beatrice, Alabama, U.S. | December 15, 1928||||||||
Died: | August 20, 2008 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 79)||||||||
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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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
edit- "Butch Avinger". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 10, 2010.