Al Butler

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Al Butler

Personal information
Born	(1938-07-09)July 9, 1938 Rochester, New York
Died	July 12, 2000(2000-07-12) (aged 62)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	East (Rochester, New York)
College	Niagara (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1961–1970
Position	Guard
Number	22, 3, 20
Career history
1961	Boston Celtics
1961–1964	New York Knicks
1964–1965	Baltimore Bullets
1965–1966
1966–1967
1967–1970	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Career highlights and awards
First-team Parade All-American (1957)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,282 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	696 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	530 (2.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Elbert J. "Al" Butler (July 9, 1938 – July 12, 2000) was an American basketball player.

Born in Rochester, New York, he played collegiately for Niagara University.

He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round (17th pick overall) of the 1961 NBA draft.

He played for the Celtics (1961), New York Knicks (1962–64) and Baltimore Bullets (1964–65) in the NBA for 234 games.

Butler was the last player to ever wear the number 22 for the Celtics, as they would retire it in honor of Ed Macauley in 1963.

Butler died of cancer on July 12, 2000.

External links[]

• Basketball-reference player stats
• sports-reference college stats

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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