JOHNNY BUTLERButler, John WilliamHeight: 5-10 Weight: 185 Born: September 26, 1919 Knoxville, TN Died: April 23, 1963 Atlanta, GA High School: Knoxville (TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Tennessee | |
| 1939 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1940 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1941 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (51st overall) 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 27 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 10 | 9 |
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 23 | LOH-LDH | 3 | 3 |
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 19 | TB-LDH | 6 | 3 |
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 27 | HB-DH | 6 | 0 |
| 1946 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL) | 27 | HB | 1 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL) | 25 | 15 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 87 | 362 | 4.2 | 69 | 3 | ||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 40 | 46 | 1.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 60 | 94 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 168 | 517 | 3.1 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 6 | 84 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 35.4 | ||||
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 14 | 107 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 32.3 | ||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 14 | 107 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 32.3 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 20 | 191 | 5.3 | 13.6 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 33.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 67t | 2 | ||||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 67t | 2 | ||||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 11 | 295 | 26.8 | 67t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 11 | 407 | 37.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||||
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 13 | 485 | 37.3 | 58 | 1 | |||||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 13 | 485 | 37.3 | 58 | 1 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 24 | 892 | 37.2 | 58 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 22 | 207 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Year (NFL) | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 11 | 205 | 18.6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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