Bobby Butler (American football)

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Bobby Butler

Butler in 2018
No. 23
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1959-05-28) May 28, 1959 (age 65) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Atlantic Community (FL)
College:	Florida State
NFL draft:	1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1981–1992)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American (1980)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 27 Fumble recoveries: 9 Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at PFR

Robert Calvin Butler (born May 28, 1959) is an American former gridiron football player. Butler played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was drafted in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Falcons, retiring after the 1992 season.^[1]

Butler was inducted into the Seminoles' Hall of Fame in 1987.^[2]