Bobby Butler (American football)
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PositionCornerback
BornMay 28, 1959
Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
_Jan_2018.jpg) Butler in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | May 28, 1959 Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Atlantic Community (Delray Beach) | ||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 1st round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||
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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.[1]
Butler was inducted into the Seminoles' Hall of Fame in 1987.[2]
Regular season
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1981 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 41 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | - | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 7 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 12 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 31 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | - | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 |
| 1990 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1991 | ATL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 169 | 127 | 27 | 222 | 8.2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 2 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1982 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
