Buford Needham "Butch" Allison was a professional gridiron football offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Colts and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
15 Facts About Butch Allison
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Butch Allison played college football at the University of Missouri.
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Butch Allison played for both the New Orleans Saints and Edmonton Eskimos in 1967.
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Butch Allison played high school football at Parkview High School as a right tackle.
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Butch Allison signed to play for the Missouri Tigers in college, and he went on to be named on the All-Big Eight conference team three years in a row.
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Butch Allison received an honorable mention for the All-America team in 1965.
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Butch Allison was drafted in both the National Football League and the American Football League in 1966.
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Butch Allison signed with the Colts and played for the team through the preseason.
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Butch Allison was released by the Colts in September 1966, remaining with the team as a practice squad player.
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Butch Allison played one regular season game for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1967.
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Butch Allison was the brother of Wilson Butch Allison, another former professional football player.
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Wilson Butch Allison played college football at Baylor University and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1961 NFL draft.
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Butch Allison later signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League.
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Later in life, Butch Allison made a career in sports printing.
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Butch Allison died on April 2,2010, in St Louis, Missouri.