Bobby Butler (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}
{{other people|Robert Butler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bobby Butler
| image = Bobby Butler (American football) Jan 2018.jpg
| caption = Butler in 2018
| number = 23
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|05|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 174
| high_school = Atlantic Community {{nowrap|(Delray Beach)}}
| college = Florida State
| draftyear = 1981
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 25
| pastteams = *Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1981}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
| highlights = * Third-team All-American (1980)
| statlabel1 = Interceptions
| statvalue1 = 27
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 9
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = ButlBo21
}}
Robert Calvin Butler (born May 28, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Butler played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft by the Falcons. He played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Falcons, retiring after the 1992 season.
Butler was inducted into the Seminoles' Hall of Fame in 1987.
Personal life
Butler has a wife named Cyrillyn and four sons: Brenton, Brice, Brelan, and Brandel. Brenton played basketball for the Fordham Rams and later played professional basketball in Berlin, Germany, for RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf. Brice played several seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL. Brelan is an accomplished video editor and still/film photographer.
In 2017, Butler completed his degree in social science from Florida State University, 37 years after leaving the school for the NFL.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/former-falcon-bobby-butler-earns-degree-from-florida-state-37-years-aft-19154089|title= Former Falcon Bobby Butler earns degree from Florida State 37 years after leaving for NFL |work=AtlantaFalcons.com|date= August 9, 2017|first=Will|last= McFadden|accessdate=September 5, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2017/08/02/seminole-scrapbook-butler-gibson-receive-degrees/529506001/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=FSU's Bobby Butler to earn degree after 37 years|date=August 2, 2017|first=Jim|last=Henry|accessdate=September 5, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=bobby-butler |pfr=B/ButlBo21}}
{{1981 NFL Draft}}
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Palm Beach County, Florida
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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