Bob "Butts" Butler (April 4, 1891 – December 17, 1959) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player who played at the

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. In 1915, Butler was recruited by

Jack Cusack Jack Cusack (November 17, 1890 – 1973) was one of the prominent early figures in professional football in Ohio. At the age of twenty-one, Cusack became the manager and owner of the Canton Bulldogs, one of the leading teams of the day. During his ...

, manager of the

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, to bolster his roster against the rival Massillon Tigers. He was elected to the

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in 1972.

References

Pioneer in Pro Football by Jack Cusack

Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football
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