Cannonball Butler
Position: Running Back (RB)
Birthdate: May 04, 1943
College: Edward Waters
Drafted: Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 14th round of the 1965 NFL Draft |
Cannonball Butler Career Statistics
Rushing/Receiving Statistics
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Rushing |
Receiving |
| Year |
Team |
G |
GS |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 46 | 108 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 43t | 1 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 46 | 114 | 2.5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 66t | 1 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 90 | 293 | 3.3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 94 | 365 | 3.9 | 60t | 2 | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 163 | 655 | 4.0 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 297 | 17.5 | 65t | 2 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 166 | 636 | 3.8 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 151 | 6.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 186 | 594 | 3.2 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 27t | 2 |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL Totals | 0 | 0 | 797 | 2768 | 3.5 | 60t | 9 | 89 | 959 | 10.8 | 66t | 7 |
Return Statistics
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Kickoff Returns |
Punt Returns |
| Year |
Team |
G |
GS |
Num |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
Num |
Yds |
Avg |
FC |
Lg |
TD |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 25 | 509 | 20.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 17 | 454 | 26.7 | 93t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | -- | -- | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 37 | 799 | 21.6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 13 | 405 | 31.2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 14 | 284 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | -- | -- | 13 | 372 | 28.6 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) | -- | -- | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL Totals | 0 | 0 | 133 | 3131 | 23.5 | 93t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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