Jim Butterfield (football)
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Phillip James Butterfield, Jr. (born November 30, 1926 in Tampa, Florida, died November 26, 2002) was an head football coach. He coached at Ithaca College from 1967 to 1994. During his 28 seasons at Ithaca, Butterfield was one of the most successful coaches in the country having won 206 games and 3 NCAA Division III titles. His record in the playoffs was an impressive 21-8. After his retirement, the Ithaca renamed the football stadium in his honor. Butterfield was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
Butterfield died of cancer in 2002.
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