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LeRoy Butler Inducted into Class of 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Sun, Aug 7, 2022 1:48 AM
(Canton, Ohio) -- On a Saturday afternoon in Ohio, Jacksonville-bred Leroy Butler detailed his journey to ultimately reaching every football player's ultimate dream destination: The Pro Football Hall of Fame
LeRoy Butler was honored with family, friends, and former teammates present as he was enshrined into the coveted Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame, with a bronze bust and the iconic gold jacket.
From LeRoy's constant contribution to making the Packers an annual stalwart team in NFC to inventing the iconic "Lambeau Leap" as a sign of celebration at the Green Bay's Lambeau field, Butler has defined himself as one of the league's greatest safeties in the history of the game.
With his bronze bust Unraveled by his father-in-law Carlton Jordan, LeRoy Butler reveled in the bust's likeness and was pleased. It was a long a time coming. From rough "humble beginnings" to Canton Ohio, this journey was destined for this great player they called "" to number 357 in football's greatest accomplishment.
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Butler had the luxury to learn the game from two of the greatest coaches, mentors, and teachers in the game. Not only did these
Corky Rogers, Jacksonville Robert E. Lee (now Westside High School)
Bobby Bowden, Florida State University
LeRoy came from rough beginnings to ultimately be immortalized in the hall of football immortals.
TIME AT FLORIDA STATE
Alongside Deion Sanders
TIME IN NFL
Butler was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL by the Green Bay Packers with the 48th overall pick, where he would, in the rare instance in NFL player careers, play his entire 12-year league career with the Packers.
Lambeau Leap
Won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers
VIDEO OF COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO OF NFL HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO OF ENSHRINEMENT
LeRoy Butler was honored with family, friends, and former teammates present as he was enshrined into the coveted Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame, with a bronze bust and the iconic gold jacket.
From LeRoy's constant contribution to making the Packers an annual stalwart team in NFC to inventing the iconic "Lambeau Leap" as a sign of celebration at the Green Bay's Lambeau field, Butler has defined himself as one of the league's greatest safeties in the history of the game.
With his bronze bust Unraveled by his father-in-law Carlton Jordan, LeRoy Butler reveled in the bust's likeness and was pleased. It was a long a time coming. From rough "humble beginnings" to Canton Ohio, this journey was destined for this great player they called "" to number 357 in football's greatest accomplishment.
16 years is a long time, but it's worth the wait!
"
When you play for the Green Bay Packers, Doors open up.
When you a win a Super Bowl, All Doors Open Up.
But when you make the Hall of Fame, Football Heaven opens up."
Ohhhhhh!! We lit!! pic.twitter.com/AUUErJO05C
— leroy butler (@leap36) August 6, 2022
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TWO HALL OF FAME COACHES
Butler had the luxury to learn the game from two of the greatest coaches, mentors, and teachers in the game. Not only did these
Corky Rogers, Jacksonville Robert E. Lee (now Westside High School)
Bobby Bowden, Florida State University
LeRoy came from rough beginnings to ultimately be immortalized in the hall of football immortals.
TIME AT FLORIDA STATE
Alongside Deion Sanders
TIME IN NFL
Butler was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL by the Green Bay Packers with the 48th overall pick, where he would, in the rare instance in NFL player careers, play his entire 12-year league career with the Packers.
Lambeau Leap
Won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers
VIDEO OF COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO OF NFL HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO OF ENSHRINEMENT
