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Kevin Butler  

Former Kicker for UGA, Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals, UGA Football Radio Host

After being drafted from the University of Georgia, he set the rookie scoring record with 144 points during the 1985 NFL season. He also won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. Kevin Butler was affectionately known as "Butthead.

1985 Season: Set NFL record for rookie by scoring 144 points breaking Gale Sayers 1965 mark of 132…Converted 31 of 38 FGs and all 51 PATs while earning all-rookie honors…Beat out Bears all-time scoring leader Bob Thomas after being 4th round selection in 85 draft…Set club records for field goals, season (31); consecutive field goals (12); points, season (144); FG % season (81.6) and FG attempts/season (38)…Converted 28 of 29 FGs inside 40 yards…Kicked four field goals at Minnesota (9/19) at SF (10/13) and at Jets (12/14)…Game ball effort at San Francisco (10/13) included 14 points, 4 of 4 FGs and 2 of 2 PATs in 26-10 win…Also earned game ball after making all four FGs at New York (12/14) in swirling wind…46-yard kick at Dallas (11/17) was longest of year; longest attempt was 63 yarder in season opener (9/8) which was short…18 of his 96 kickoffs were unreturnable…Averaged 61.8 yards on kickoffs…Made all 3 FG attempts in Super Bowl over Patriots. Games Played: 16

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