Butch Avinger
American football player (1928–2008)
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Clarence Edmund "Butch" Avinger (December 15, 1928 – August 20, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football for Alabama as a fullback and punter and professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also coached for Alabama.
Beatrice, Alabama, U.S.
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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| Positions | Fullback Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | December 15, 1928 Beatrice, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 20, 2008 (aged 79) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Montgomery (AL) Sidney Lanier | ||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1951: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||
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Avinger was drafted in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 1951 NFL draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1] He only saw action in 1953 when he played for the New York Giants.[2]
After Avinger's playing career was over, he was hired as the assistant freshmen coach for his alma mater, Alabama.[3] The following year, alongside Happy Campbell and Joe Kilgrow, Avinger assisted with the offensive backfield.[4] After two seasons, he resigned to work for Allis-Chalmers in Gadsden, Alabama.[5]
