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]

Elvin Butcher

Butcher c. 1926
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 23
Position	Center
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1907-02-09)February 9, 1907 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	June 6, 1957(1957-06-06) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College	Tennessee (1925–1928)
Career highlights and awards
SoCon championship (1927) Second-team All-American (1927) All-Southern (1927) 1920s All-Tennessee first team

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]