Fullback, Purdue, to 1943
Tony Butkovich
- Born
- Apr 4, 1921, in St. David, Illinois
- Died
- Apr 18, 1945, in Okinawa
- Served
- United States Marine Corps
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Tony Butkovich played fullback at Purdue (to 1943). He finished eighth in the 1943 Heisman vote. The Cleveland Rams took Butkovich in the first round, No. 11 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1943
All-America: UP first team 1943; Sporting News 1943; AP second team 1943; Central Press first team 1943; Stars and Stripes first team 1943
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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