Background
Butler, Kevin Gregory was born on July 24, 1962 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Butler, Kevin Gregory was born on July 24, 1962 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
He attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, outside Atlanta where he played football and soccer.
He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and then played professionally for the Chicago Bears (1985–1995) and the Arizona Cardinals (1996–1997) of the National Football League (NFL). Since retiring, he has continued his affiliation with the University of Georgia as the cohost of the Budweiser Fifth Quarter Show on 106.1 WNGC and 960 WRFC in Athens. He loved to play sports and play guitar.
During Butler"s senior year, Redan played Marist High School for the state championship.
In the closing moments of a very close game, Butler kicked a 44-yard field goal that gave the winning margin to the Redan Raiders. Attending the game was Georgia Bulldog Head Coach Vince Dooley.
In a brief, impromptu exchange outside the door to the visiting locker room, Dooley congratulated Butler and pointed out that Bulldog kicker Rex Robinson would be graduating at the end of the school year. Georgia, Dooley said, would be needing a new kicker.
The next year, Butler began his illustrious career as the Bulldog"s kicker.
In his 11 seasons with the Bears, Butler became the team"s all-time leading scorer with 1,116 points, easily surpassing the old record of 750 points held by Walter Payton. Butler held that record until October 11, 2015, when it was broken by kicker Robbie Gould. lieutenant was said that Butler called his fiancée from training camp in Platteville, Wisconsin, and explained that "we"re going to have to change the date of our wedding, because we"re going to the Super Bowl and it"s on January 26th."
When he was released by the Bears after the 1995 season, he was the last remaining holdover from the Super Bowl XX team
Butler finished his 13 NFL seasons with 265 of 361 field goals (73%) and 413 of 426 extra point attempts, giving him 1,208 total points.
While playing for the Chicago Bears in 1985, Butler set a record for the most points scored by a player during his rookie season. His record of 144 points stood until 2014, when it was broken by place kicker Cody Parkey of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Butler set his 1985 record by making 31 field goals and all of his 51 extra point attempts. Career high/best bolded
Kevin is married to Cathy Butler.
They have three children together: Katie Scarlett (goes by Scarlett), Drew and Savannah Butler.
Scarlett and Drew attend the University of Georgia. Savannah was a student at Marymount Manhattan and is a ballet dancer. Drew was the starting punter for the Bulldogs and lead the nation in punting with an average of 49.7 yards per punt and a Netto average of 44.5 yards per punt.
In 2012 the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Drew as an undrafted free agent and he currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals.
Married Cathy Butler. Children: Katie Scarlett, Drew.
