Archie W. Butcher

Archie W. Butcher

Biographical details
Born	(1901-04-29)April 29, 1901 Solomon, Kansas, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1981(1981-05-29) (aged 80) Salina, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1924	Kansas State
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1929	Ottawa (KS)
1930	Oklahoma Baptist
Basketball
1930–1931	Oklahoma Baptist
Head coaching record
Overall	6–18–1 (football) 5–10 (basketball)

Archie W. Butcher (April 29, 1901 – May 29, 1981) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1928 to 1929 and at Oklahoma Baptist University in 1930, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 6–18–1. Butcher was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma Baptist for one season, in 1930–31, tallying a mark of 5–10.

He obtained a degree in medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1935, practicing in Miltonvale and Wakefield before moving to Abilene where he retired in 1976. Butcher died in 1981 at the age of 80.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1929)
1928	Ottawa	0–7–1	0–6–1	T–9th
1929	Ottawa	2–6	0–5	6th
Ottawa:		2–13–1	0–11–1
Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Big Four Conference) (1930)
1930	Oklahoma Baptist	4–5	0–3	4th
Oklahoma Baptist:		4–5	0–3
Total:		6–18–1

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Big Four Conference) (1930–1931)
1930–31	Oklahoma Baptist	5–10	2–3
Oklahoma Baptist:		5–10	2–3
Total:		5–10

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References

1. "Dr. Archie Butcher". Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. June 1, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Archie W. Butcher at Find a Grave