Butch Byrd
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| Position: | safety | ||||||
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| Born: | September 20, 1941 Watervliet, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Boston University | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 4 / Pick: 25 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
George Edward "Butch" Byrd (born September 20, 1941) is an American former professional
Byrd holds the Bills' career records for interceptions (40), interception return yards (666) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (5). He was a five-time
After his career ended, he worked in management for the Chrysler Corporation and Polaroid, working 22 years with the latter company.
Byrd is a 1980 inductee of the Boston University Hall of Fame, LaSalle Institute Athletic Hall of Fame, Albany Capital District Hall of Fame, named to the All-Time Buffalo Bills Silver Anniversary Team in 1984, and in 2008 was selected to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Distinguished Service Award in 1994.[1][2] When he retired in 1971, he was one of thirty players with 40 interceptions (which resulted in him being tied for 15th); in the half-century since he retired, over thirty more players have joined him.[3] Despite his records, he has not been named a member of the Bills Wall of Fame nor the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which has received notice from columnists in the Buffalo media.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Byrd Bags Service Award Wilson Honor Will Go to Former Cornerback". October 20, 1994.
- ^ "George "Butch" Byrd – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame". July 25, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Career Interceptions Leaders Through 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Sean Kirst: From Watervliet, a passionate bid to lift Butch Byrd onto Bills Wall of Fame". October 2022.
- ^ "Butch Byrd deserves to be on Bills Wall of Fame". July 2022.
- ^ "Why it's time for Bills to add interceptions leader Butch Byrd to their Wall of Fame".
External links
- Byrd's citation on the Boston University Hall of Fame site
- Buffalo News story on Byrd's induction to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
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