Keith Butler (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||
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May 16, 1956 Anniston, Alabama |
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| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Huntsville (AL) Robert E. Lee | ||||||||
| College: | Memphis State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 813 |
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| Interceptions: | 8 |
| Sacks: | 4 |
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John Keith Butler (born May 16, 1956) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for ten years and retired after the 1987 season.
Butler played college football at Memphis State University (University of Memphis since 1994), starting for three years at inside linebacker under head coach Richard Williamson. He had 384 career tackles and seven interceptions, leading the Tigers in tackles during his junior and senior seasons. Butler was named an AP All-American in his senior year, and played in the Senior Bowl and the Blue-Gray All-Star Game.
Butler was the 36th selection in the 1978 NFL Draft, taken by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round. He started 132 of 146 games in his ten-year career, and finished with 813 tackles (ranking second on the Seahawks' all-time tackles list).
Butler began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1990, coaching linebackers and later expanding his role to cover defensive ends and special teams by 1997. He was the architect of a surprise 3-4 defensive scheme which led to Memphis' shocking 1996 upset of the #6 Tennessee Volunteers, led by junior quarterback Peyton Manning. He then moved to Arkansas State in 1998 to serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
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