Ray Butler (American football)

Ray Butler
No. 80, 83
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1956-06-28) June 28, 1956 (age 68)
Victoria, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Sweeny (Sweeny, Texas)
College:USC
NFL draft:1980 / round: 4 / pick: 88
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:239
Receiving yards:3,948
Touchdowns:37
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ray Butler (born June 28, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

College career

Butler played college football at the University of Southern California. He played in a total of 25 games for USC in 1978 and 1979 as a wide receiver and return specialist. He caught a total of 30 passes for 451 yards (but no touchdowns), and returned a total of 48 punts for 474 yards (and 1 touchdown), and 37 kickoffs for 723 yards.[1]

Professional career

Butler played in the National Football League between 1980 and 1988. In 1981, his peak year, he was fourth in the league with 9 receiving touchdowns. His lifetime total number of touchdowns was 37. After being drafted 88th overall, in the 4th round of the 1980 draft by the Baltimore Colts, he played for the club through their move to Indianapolis until the last two games of the 1985 season, when he played with the Seattle Seahawks, his team through 1988.[2]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1980 BAL 16 16 34 574 16.9 42 2
1981 BAL 16 16 46 832 18.1 67 9
1982 BAL 9 9 17 268 15.8 53 2
1983 BAL 11 7 10 207 20.7 60 3
1984 IND 16 15 43 664 15.4 74 6
1985 IND 11 9 19 345 18.2 72 2
SEA 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1986 SEA 16 0 19 351 18.5 67 4
1987 SEA 12 3 33 465 14.1 40 5
1988 SEA 11 5 18 242 13.4 46 4
120 80 239 3,948 16.5 74 37

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1987 SEA 1 1 3 73 24.3 32 0
1988 SEA 1 0 2 40 20.0 32 0
2 1 5 113 22.6 32 0

Post-NFL career

Butler resides in Texas, where he has coached high school football at KIPP Academy and Sweeny High School, and is wide receiver coach for the Texas A&T Drillers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ray Butler". College Football at sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ray Butler". pro-football-reference.com.
  3. ^ "Raymond Butler, Wide Receiver Coach". Texas A&T Drillers, Coaches & Staff. Retrieved August 26, 2017.


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