RIP Dave Butz

[hondo]

Former Washington defensive lineman Dave Butz dies at 72

Like Ray Guy, 72 years old. Since they come in threes, who else is a former NFL player who's 72?

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Former Washington defensive lineman Dave Butz dies at 72

Like Ray Guy, 72 years old. Since they come in threes, who else is a former NFL player who's 72?

Great player. Great football name.

 

[hondo]

Thank God for Pro Football Reference. You can punch in a year and get every NFL player born in that year. Here's the list of guys either 72 or will be by the end of the year:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1950/births.htm

Some are already gone (Boobie Clark, for example) But it looks like the best of them still living are Jack Youngblood and Franco Harris

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Won't threadjack, but when I said "great football name" I had an old memory of watching a Colts game as kid. Ken Stabler in the booth. And he went on and on about Colts lineman Ben Utt having the shortest name in football. He loved it.

Carry on.

 

[hondo]

Won't threadjack, but when I said "great football name" I had an old memory of watching a Colts game as kid. Ken Stabler in the booth. And he went on and on about Colts lineman Ben Utt having the shortest name in football. He loved it.

Carry on.

Ty Law wins by one letter.

 

[Vombatus]

Ty Law wins by one letter.

That beats KHunt.

 

[Liut]

Is uncle Earl still looking for a warm place to ****? Seriously, another blunder by bubbling Bill Bidwell. RIP Dave Butz.

 

[swingline]

Bidwill

 

[da man]

Won't threadjack, but when I said "great football name" I had an old memory of watching a Colts game as kid. Ken Stabler in the booth. And he went on and on about Colts lineman Ben Utt having the shortest name in football. He loved it.

Carry on.

Ben Utt played for Georgia Tech when I was there.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I always read his name in Madden’s voice. RIP

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Ben Utt played for Georgia Tech when I was there.

Remember him being a solid pro. Spanned the Baltimore-Indy move. Played with a couple of other great linemen in Ray Donaldson and Chris Hinton.

And got to block for Eric Dickerson after that stunning 1987 trade.

 

[Liut]

Bidwill

Thanx. He still sucked.

 

[ChrisLong]

This thread has me remembering my Mom, who died 32 years ago. I remember her laughing when she heard "Dave Butz" on TV. Her other funny one was when Bob Boozer was on the Lakers. "I didn't know they let boozers play basketball," she said.

 

[Cosmo]

A throwback to when it was fun to be a Washington football fan. RIP, Dave.

 

[Scout]

A throwback to when it was fun to be a Washington football fan. RIP, Dave.

Fun?

****. Try magnificent.

 

[da man]

This thread has me remembering my Mom, who died 32 years ago. I remember her laughing when she heard "Dave Butz" on TV. Her other funny one was when Bob Boozer was on the Lakers. "I didn't know they let boozers play basketball," she said.

Should have had her watch a NASCAR race. She would have had a field day with **** Trickle.

 

[hondo]

A throwback to when it was fun to be a Washington football fan. RIP, Dave.

When I was a kid I went to a public appearance by Redskins players at an area steak place. Rusty Tillman, Pete Wysocki and Dave Butz were there. Tillman grabbed the mike at one point and he and Wysocki started singing: "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Earl, Earl, Earl of Butz, Butz, Butz."

 

[Moderator1]

Headline one day in a paper I know and love: Skins, Butz against wall