Tony Butkovich American football player

Anthony J. "Tony" Butkovich (April 4, 1921–April 18, 1945) was an American football fullback from the University of Illinois and spent his last year at Purdue. He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the first round of the 1944 NFL Draft, but never played professional football. Instead he enlisted in the US Marines and fought in World War II.

Personal facts

Tony Butkovich
Birth dateApril 04, 1921
Birth place
Illinois Fighting Illini football , St. David Illinois
Date of deathApril 18, 1945

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American football player

Draft pick11
Draft round1
Draft year1944
Position
Fullback (American football)
teams
History of the St. Louis Rams

Tony Butkovich on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://purdue.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=318607