It’s been a sad year for fans of the Washington NFL franchise. Over the past 12 months, Sam Huff, Charley Taylor, Brig Owens, Dwayne Haskins and Joe Patton passed away.
Sadly, on Friday, another franchise icon died. Dave Butz, who spent 14 of his 16 NFL seasons in Washington, died at the age of 72.
For any of the fans who had the pleasure of remembering Washington’s glory years, Butz is remembered fondly. Butz’s size and helmet are the first things you noticed when seeing him, but when the game began, Butz, along with Dexter Manley, Charles Mann and Darryl Grant would dominate the opposing offense.
As we remember Butz, let’s take a look back at some of the top images from his NFL career.