Dave Butz was named Redskins’ Defensive Player of the Year in 1978 and 1981… Captain of Super Bowl Championship teams in 1982 and 1987… Voted Defensive Player of the Year by the NFL Alumni in 1983… Pro Bowl selection in 1983… Third all-time on the Redskins’ sack list… Played 15 NFL seasons (14 with the Redskins).
Butz’ most memorable moment with Redskins was the final game at RFK stadium, “of sadness seeing history come to a close”… Lists Tony Mason, his defensive line coach at Purdue, as greatest inspiration… To him, the Redskins mean “the greatest fans on earth” and he “greatly enjoyed playing for Mr. Cooke”… Would ride to all games with Joe Theismann and Mark Moseley… Most admired teammates were Ken Houston and Pat Fischer.
Upon retiring from the NFL, Butz spent several years in real estate and worked for a successful sales and service company. Hail to the Redskins!
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