Posted on 11/04/2022 10:49:29 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
Former Washington defensive tackle Dave Butz has passed away at age 72, the team announced Friday.
Butz signed with the Burgundy and Gold as a free agent in 1975 after two seasons with St. Louis. He started 180 games over 14 years in D.C. and was a mainstay on Washington’s first two Super Bowl-winning teams.
-—one of the inspirations for the Redskins “Hoggettes.” RIP
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And kegs of beer consumed, I’m sure. Riggins wasn’t a light-weight in that area.
I was in a bar once when Dave Butz walked in. He filled up the entire doorway.
Yes indeed!
What you said!
Hail To The Redskins!
Amen
Corrected for my notes:
Former Washington Redskins defensive tackle Dave Butz.
Butz signed as a free agent in 1975 after two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Was a mainstay on the Washington Redskins’s first two Super Bowl-winning teams.
They’ll always be the Redskins like the Indians will always be the Indians, Sears Tower always Sears Tower, and so on.
I was down in the Outer Banks back in the ‘80s and went to a McDonald’s there and I’m standing behind this dude he’s like a huge guy I’m 6’5 and this guy was big and he was Broad shouldered and I turned around to my ex and whispered “look at the size of this guy”
Anyway we were like third or fourth in line and he gets up the counter makes his order gets his order and turns around, it’s Butz. Gave a nod, he returned it. He was massive, I can’t imagine blocking that.
That might have been the first NFL player I ever stood next to, there’s been a couple more since and they were all huge.
Was he close to Dick Butkus?
Amazing how a true All-American and the scum of the earth can come out of the same institution.
RIP #65!
HAIL SKINS!
Looks like RFK is getting ready to be torn down....
You have him confused with someone else. Dave Butz did not play center but defensive tackle. You should know this.
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