Butch Avinger

Clarence Edmund "Butch" Avinger (December 15, 1928 – August 20, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football for Alabama as a fullback and punter and professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also coached for Alabama.

Butch Avinger

Personal information
Born	(1928-12-15)December 15, 1928 Beatrice, Alabama, U.S.
Died	August 20, 2008(2008-08-20) (aged 79) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Position	Fullback Punter
Uniform no.	91, 34
High school	Montgomery (AL) Sidney Lanier
College	Alabama
NFL draft	1951: 1st round, 9th overall
Career history
Playing
Pittsburgh Steelers (1951)* Saskatchewan Roughriders (1952) New York Giants (1953)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Alabama (1954) Assistant freshmen coach Alabama (1955) Backfield coach[a]
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star: 1952 2× Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1949, 1950)
Career statistics
Punts 42 Punt yards 1,597 Longest punt 69 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Avinger was drafted in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 1951 NFL draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[1] He only saw action in 1953 when he played for the New York Giants.^[2]

After Avinger's playing career was over, he was hired as the assistant freshmen coach for his alma mater, Alabama.^[3] The following year, alongside Happy Campbell and Joe Kilgrow, Avinger assisted with the offensive backfield.^[4] After two seasons, he resigned to work for Allis-Chalmers in Gadsden, Alabama.^[5]