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Dave Butterfield
Dave Butterfield (born July 29, 1954) is a former American football defensive back who played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Sterling High School in Sterling, Colorado. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He was a consensus 1976 College Football All-America Team, All-American in 1976. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Butterfield, Dave 1954 births Living people American football defensive backs Nebraska Cornhuskers football players All-American college football players People from Sterling, Colorado Players of American football from Colorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
