Butler B'ynote' (born September 29, 1972) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State University, and professionally for the Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Barcelona Dragons, Orlando Predators, New York/New Jersey Hitmen and Colorado Crush. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL draft by the Broncos.[3] He ran on Ohio State's 4 × 400 metres relay team that set an NCAA record. During his playing career, he went by the spelling By'not'e because Ohio State misspelled it and he never corrected it.[4]
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 29, 1972 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Vashon (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 7 / pick: 212 | ||||||||||||
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B'ynote' worked at Madison Christian School in Groveport, Ohio as a computer teacher. He also served as on-air talent for the Big Ten Network football broadcasts in 2007.[5] B'ynote' coached track at Centennial High School. B'ynote' first became a head football coach in 2012 at Briggs High School (Columbus, Ohio).[6] In two years, Briggs went 2–18.[7][8] B'ynote' taught and coached track at Sumner High School in St. Louis. B'ynote' also served as head football coach at his alma mater, Vashon High School from 2017 to 2018, compiling a 5–16 record.[9] B'ynote' was replaced by another Vashon alum, Will Franklin.[10] B'ynote' is an ordained reverend in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and started a ministry, Nu Nazion.[11]
B'ynote' is currently the head coach [12] for Westminster Christian Academy (Missouri) in Town & Country, Missouri.
References
edit- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Raiders, 1998 Media Guide (PDF). p. 48.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Bill (2013), Buckeye Rebirth: Urban Meyer, an Inspired Team, and a New Era at Ohio State, Triumph Books, p. 136, ISBN 9781623686673
- ^ "Transactions", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, p. 7, August 8, 2007
- ^ "Dimmy taking over at Columbus South".
- ^ "2012 Briggs Bruins Results / Schedule".
- ^ "2013 Briggs Bruins Football Results / Schedule".
- ^ "SLUH wraps regular season with blowout win over Vashon".
- ^ "Missouri staffer leaving to coach HS alma mater". December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Former Ohio State player punts on his past problems to find redemption with career in ministry".
- ^ "B'ynote' named new football coach at Westminster".