Carl Butkus
Appearance
No. 47 | |
Date of birth | December 26, 1922 |
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Place of birth | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Date of death | August 3, 1978 | (aged 55)
Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tackle |
US college | George Washington |
Career history | |
As player | |
1948 | New York Yankees (AAFC) |
1948 | Washington Redskins |
1949 | New York Giants |
Career stats | |
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Carl John Butkus (December 26, 1922 – August 3, 1978) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. He played college football at George Washington University.[1]
References
- ^ Huff, Donald (August 4, 1978). "DuVal Football Coach Carl Butkus Dies at 55". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1978 deaths
- American football offensive tackles
- American military personnel of World War II
- American people of Lithuanian descent
- George Washington Colonials football players
- New York Giants players
- New York Yankees (AAFC) players
- People from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Washington Redskins players
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs