Elvin Butcher
Elvin Oscar Butcher (February 9, 1907 – June 6, 1957)[1] was a college football and basketball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[2]
 Butcher c. 1926 | |
| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 23 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 9, 1907 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Died: | June 6, 1957 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1925–1928) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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University of Tennessee
Football
Butcher was a prominent football player for Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers from 1925 to 1928. Butcher was selected for a 1920s All-Tennessee football team.[3]
1927
Butcher was selected All-Southern at the center position in 1927.[4] His play against Vanderbilt helped secure the spot, as he outplayed Vandy center Vernon Sharpe, who arguably had the better season.[5] One of the All-Southern teams was to face an all-star squad of Pacific Coast players, and as a result the basketball team took a significant hit from the loss of its captain Butcher.[6]
References
- California Death Record Index
- Who's who in American Sports. 1928. p. 117 – via archive.org.
- Fields, Bud; Bertucci, Bob (October 1, 1982). Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. p. 99. ISBN 9780880110716.
- "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
- Randy Moore (2005). Tennessee Volunteers Men's Basketball. p. 3. ISBN 9780762737024.
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