Butch Allison

Butch Allison
Date of birth(1944-10-29)October 29, 1944
Place of birthFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of deathApril 2, 2010(2010-04-02) (aged 65)
Place of deathSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
US collegeMissouri
High schoolParkview HS
AFL draft1966 / round: 7 / pick: 57
Drafted byOakland Raiders
NFL draft1966 / round: 2 / pick: 31
Drafted byBaltimore Colts
Career history
As player
1966Baltimore Colts
1967New Orleans Saints
1967Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards

Buford Needham "Butch" Allison (October 29, 1944 – April 2, 2010) was a professional gridiron football offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Colts and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Missouri. Allison was drafted in both the seventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and the second round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, who he played the 1966 NFL season with. He played for both the New Orleans Saints and Edmonton Eskimos in 1967.