Role American football player Name Butch Avinger | Games played: 12 Positions Fullback, Punter | |
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Date of birth: (1928-12-15)December 15, 1928 Date of death: August 20, 2008(2008-08-20) (aged 79) NFL draft: 1951 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers) Died August 20, 2008, Birmingham, Alabama, United States College Alabama Crimson Tide football | ||
Place of birth: Beatrice, Alabama Place of death: Birmingham, Alabama | ||
Butch Avinger: Football Fullback and Punter
Clarence "Butch" Edmund Avinger (December 15, 1928 – August 20, 2008) was a professional American football fullback and punter in the National Football League. At 6'1", 215–lb, Avinger was a 1st round selection (9th overall pick) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1951 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama where he had played quarterback. He only saw action in 1953 when he played for the New York Giants.
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