UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Robert Butler

  • Class
  • Induction
    1992
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Robert Butler
  • First-team All-America lineman by Collier's magazine in 1912
  • Star player on the 1912 team that was undefeated, won the Big Ten championship and allowed only 29 points in seven games
  • Twice (1912-13) named first-team All-Western Conference
  • Lettered on three UW teams, which combined to produce a 15-4-2 record
  • Played professionally with the Canton Bulldogs
  • Inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1972
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