| Date of birth | June 5, 1954 |
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| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| US college | Nicholls State |
| NFL draft | 1977 / round: 7 / pick: 182 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1977 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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Gerald Butler (born June 5, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football for the Nicholls State Colonels and was named first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 1976.[1] He was selected in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and played the 1977 season with the Kansas City Chiefs.[2]