Jack Butler
John Bradshaw Butler
Born: November 12, 1927
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: May 11, 2013
Pittsburgh, PA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: St. Bonaventure
Career: 1951-1959
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012
Jack Butler played from 1951 to 1959 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Butler intercepted 52 passes for 827 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 33 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 33 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 52 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 147 | 16.3 | 28 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 41 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 827 | 15.9 | 52 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
