Buzz Nutter

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Fumble recoveries:7
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Madison Monroe "Buzz" Nutter (February 16, 1931 – April 12, 2008) was an

center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Virginia Tech
.

Biography

Early life

Nutter was born in Summersville, West Virginia, and grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, where he acquired the nickname "Buzz" as a young man.[1] He attended and played high school football at Vinson High School.[2]

College career

Nutter attended and played college football at Virginia Tech.[1] After his senior season, he became the first player from Virginia Tech drafted into the NFL,[3] despite the team going 0-10, 2-8 and 5-6 the final three seasons of his career.[4] Nutter was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.[5]

Professional career

Nutter was

Eugene Lipscomb, in 1961 for wide receiver Jimmy Orr.[7] Nutter played in Pittsburgh for four seasons and was selected for the Pro Bowl
in 1962.

In 1965, he returned to the Colts for his final professional season.[1]

After football

After retiring from football, Nutter moved to La Plata, Maryland, and started a beverage distribution company in Waldorf, Maryland, that he ran for more than 40 years.[1] The company was named Center Distributors after his football position.[1]

Nutter's wife of 44 years, Carole, a devout

Methodist.[7] They had four children and ten grandchildren.[1]

Nutter died on April 12, 2008, of heart failure[8] at Civista Medical Center in La Plata.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Schudel, Matt (2008-04-18). "Buzz Nutter; Colts Center Was in 'Greatest Game Ever'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  2. ^ "Spring attendance, Bowers and Nutter". Sunday Gazette. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  3. ISBN 9781582617282. Retrieved 2009-10-13. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  4. ^ "Preas' teammate at Tech, Colts dies". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  5. ^ "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame". HokieSports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  6. ^ "Former Colts center Nutter dies". USA Today. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  7. ^ a b c "Colts' unsung center Nutter dies at 77". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2009-10-18. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Buzz Nutter, former Unitas era Colts center, dies at 77". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-18.

External links

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