Date of birth | October 29, 1944 |
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Place of birth | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Date of death | April 2, 2010 | (aged 65)
Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
US college | Missouri |
High school | Parkview HS |
AFL draft | 1966 / round: 7 / pick: 57 |
Drafted by | Oakland Raiders |
NFL draft | 1966 / round: 2 / pick: 31 |
Drafted by | Baltimore Colts |
Career history | |
As player | |
1966 | Baltimore Colts |
1967 | New Orleans Saints |
1967 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.