(1968-07-19) July 19, 1968 (age 55) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:
Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville)
College:
Florida State (1986–1989)
NFL draft:
1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1990–2001)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
4× First-team All-Pro (1993, 1996–1998)
4× Pro Bowl (1993, 1996-1998)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Consensus All-American (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
989
Interceptions:
38
Sacks:
20.5
Forced fumbles:
13
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
LeRoy Butler III (born July 19, 1968) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 12-year career (1990–2001) as a safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.[1]
Butler was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was challenged by physical problems which forced him to wear leg braces and use a wheelchair at times during his childhood.[2] However, he overcame his disability and was able to excel at high school football; Butler was named one of the 33 best Florida High School football players of all time in 2007. He went on to be a three-year starter playing college football for the Florida State Seminoles, and after a successful college career, he was selected in the second round (48th overall) of the 1990 NFL draft by the Packers.
In his 12 seasons with the Packers, Butler was a four-time first-team All-Pro. Butler recorded a sack in the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI win over the New England Patriots, and he is recognized as the creator of the Lambeau Leap touchdown celebration. Butler was named a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and was enshrined in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
^Reischel, Rob. "LeRoy Butler Leaps Into The Pro Football Hall Of Fame". Forbes. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^FSU.com :: The star of the greatest play since 'My Fair Lady' turns author Archived May 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. Notable additions included LeRoyButler, John Jurkovic, Bryce Paup and Jackie Harris Note: Intra-division opponents...
former journalist, who would later become LeRoy's stepfather after the death of Harry Leroy in 1916. LeRoy visited his mother as a child, regarding her...
from other players, including Packers Aaron Rodgers ("disrespectful"), LeRoyButler ("stupid"), and B. J. Raji ("pretty wrong and a lot times it has a lot...
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Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at 49ers) 27–30 Pro Bowlers WR Antonio Freeman WR Roell Preston TE Mark Chmura SS LeRoyButler ← 1997 Packers seasons 1999 →...
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League (NFL) and their 84th overall. For the first time since 1989, LeRoyButler was not on the opening day roster. This was the first of three consecutive...
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Brown Hank Bruder E. S. Brusky Willie Buchanon Cub Buck Wilner Burke LeRoyButler Lee Roy Caffey George Whitney Calhoun Tony Canadeo Al Carmichael Fred Carr...
Lambeau Leap. The Lambeau Leap was spontaneously created in 1993 by safety LeRoyButler, who scored after a Reggie White fumble recovery and lateral against...
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Position Team Round Pick Dexter Carter RB San Francisco 49ers 1st 25 LeRoyButler DB Green Bay Packers 2nd 48 Peter Tom Willis QB Chicago Bears 3rd 63...
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