Elvin Butcher

Elvin Butcher
Butcher c. 1926
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 23
Position Center
Class Graduate
Career history
College Tennessee (1925–1928)
Personal information
Born: (1907-02-09)February 9, 1907
Knoxville, Tennessee
Died: June 6, 1957(1957-06-06) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Career highlights and awards

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]

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

  1. ↑ California Death Record Index
  2. ↑ Who's who in American Sports. 1928. p. 117 – via archive.org.
  3. ↑ Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. October 1, 1982. p. 99.
  4. ↑ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
  5. ↑ "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
  6. ↑ Randy Moore. Tennessee Volunteers Men's Basketball. p. 3.


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