Bill ButlerButler, William R.Position: DB-HB Height: 5-10 Weight: 189 Born: July 10, 1937 Berlin, WI High School: Berlin (WI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| 1956 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| 1957 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| 1958 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| Draft: 19th round (217th overall) 1959 Green Bay Packers |
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| Coaching Record |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 22 | ROH-LOH | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 22 | RS | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 20 | LS-RCB | 10 | 10 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 22 | RS-LS | 14 | 12 |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 22 | HB | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 22 | RS | 14 | 5 |
| 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 32 | ROH | 12 | |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 75 | 39 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 12 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/21/1959 | 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL |
| Signed | 3/28/1959 | 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL |
| Expansion Draft | 3/13/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 5/20/1961 | 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/8/1961 | 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/28/2961 | 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL |
| Traded | 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | |
| Released | 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | |
| Signed | 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | |
| Free Agent | 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 44 | 138 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1965 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 71t | 1 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 39t | 1 |
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 198 | 18.0 | 71t | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 61t | 1 | ||||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 13 | 6 | 131 | 10.1 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 12 | 2 | 169 | 14.1 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 21 | 8 | 220 | 10.5 | 60t | 1 | |||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 22 | 3 | 156 | 7.1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 88 | 20 | 850 | 9.7 | 61t | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 21 | 472 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 26 | 588 | 22.6 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 33 | 713 | 21.6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 26 | 597 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 9 | - | 206 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 132 | 2886 | 21.9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1965 SAS CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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