| No. 34 | |
| Fullback Punter | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: December 15, 1928 | |
| Place of birth: Beatrice, Alabama | |
| Date of death: August 20, 2008 (aged 79) | |
| Place of death: Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Career information | |
| College: Alabama | |
| NFL Draft: 1951 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Pittsburgh Steelers (1951)*
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| * CFL All-Star: 1952 | |
| Games played | 12 |
| Punting yards | 1597 |
| Longest punt | 69 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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.[1] He only saw action in 1953 when he played for the New York Giants.
References[]
- ↑ "Honoring the Crimson Tide". rolltide.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225656/http://www.rolltide.com/fls/8000/files/football/records/Crimson_Tide_Honors.pdf. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
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External links[]
- Stats from pro-football-reference.com
- "Butch Avinger". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32405817. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
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