Butch Byrd
George Edward Byrd Jr.
Born: September 20, 1941
Watervliet, NY USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 211
College: Boston Univ.
High School: La Salle Institute (Troy, NY)
Career: 1964-1971
Drafted: 1964 in Round 4, #25 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Butch Byrd played from 1964 to 1971 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. Byrd intercepted 40 passes for 666 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 22 | 220 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 23 | 186 | 8.1 | 72 | 1 |
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 32 | 0 |
| AFL | 86 | 600 | 7.0 | 72 | 1 | |
| Totals | 86 | 600 | 7.0 | 72 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 75 | 1 |
| 1965 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 62 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 60 | 1 |
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 53 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 32 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 33 | 1 |
| AFL | 36 | 603 | 16.8 | 75 | 4 | |
| NFL | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 33 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 666 | 16.6 | 75 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1968 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1960s Team
Honors
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
