Bob Butler

For other people named Robert Butler, see Robert Butler (disambiguation).

Bob Butler
Career information
Date of birth	April 4, 1891
Place of birth	Alpena, Michigan
Date of death	December 17, 1959(1959-12-17) (aged 68)
Position(s)	Tackle
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
College	Wisconsin
Career history
As player
1915	Canton Bulldogs
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1912)
College Football Hall of Fame

Bob "Butts" Butler (April 4, 1891 – December 17, 1959) was an American football player who played at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1915, Butler was recruited by Jack Cusack, manager of the Canton Bulldogs, to bolster his roster against the rival Massillon Tigers. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

References

1912 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield	QB George Crowther HB Charles Brickley HB Jim Thorpe FB Leroy Mercer

Line	E Douglas Bomeisler E Sam Felton T Bob Butler T Wesley Englehorn G John Logan G Stan Pennock C Hank Ketcham

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