Jim Butterfield (American football)

Jim Butterfield
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born November 30, 1927
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Died November 26, 2002 (aged 74)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1952 Maine
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1955
1956–1959
1960–1966
1967–1993		 Arms Academy (MA)
Maine (assistant)
Colgate (assistant)
Ithaca
Head coaching record
Overall 206–71–1 (college)
11–4 (high school)
Tournaments 21–8 (Division III playoffs)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

3 NCAA Division III (1979, 1988, 1991)
11 Independent College Athletic Conference (1974–1975, 1977–1980, 1984–1988)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1997 (profile)

Phillip James "Jim" Butterfield, Jr. (November 30, 1927 – November 26, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ithaca College from 1967 to 1994. During his 28 seasons at Ithaca, Butterfield was one of the most successful coaches in the country winning 206 games and three NCAA Division III National Football Championships (known as the Stagg Bowl). His teams finished as the runner-up in the Stagg Bowl four times. His total playoff record was 21–8.

After his retirement, Ithaca renamed their football stadium in his honor. Butterfield was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997. He died of cancer in 2002 in Ithaca, New York.

Personal

Butterfield's brother, Jack, was a college baseball coach and executive in the New York Yankees organization. His nephew, Brian, is a Major League Baseball coach, currently with the Boston Red Sox.

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