![]() Butcher c. 1926 | |
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 23 | |
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Position | Center |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | February 9, 1907
Died: | June 6, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 50)
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (1925–1928) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Elvin Oscar Butcher (February 9, 1907 – June 6, 1957) [1] was a college football and basketball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. [2]
Butcher was a prominent football player for Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers from 1925 to 1928. Butcher was selected for a 1920s All-Tennessee football team. [3]
Butcher was selected All-Southern at the center position in 1927. [4] His play against Vanderbilt helped secure the spot, as he outplayed Vandy center Vernon Sharpe, who arguably had the better season. [5] One of the All-Southern teams was to face an all-star squad of Pacific Coast players, and as a result the basketball team took a significant hit from the loss of its captain Butcher. [6]