Chris Butterfield

{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|26}} |playing_team1=Portland Forest Dragons |playing_years1=1997–1999 |playing_team2=Oklahoma Wranglers |playing_years2=2000 |playing_team3=Los Angeles Avengers |playing_years3=2001–2004 |college=Humboldt State }} '''Chris Butterfield''' (born June 26, 1974) is a former Arena Football League offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Portland Forest Dragons (1997–1999), the Oklahoma Wranglers (2000), and the Los Angeles Avengers (2001–2004).

==High school career== Butterfield attended Arcata High School in Arcata, California, and was a star in football and wrestling. In football, he was a two-time All-League honoree and was unanimously voted the league's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. In wrestling, as a senior, he was the county champion and placed tenth in the state.

==College career== Butterfield attended Humboldt State University, and was a four-year starter at center and nose guard, and a three-time All-Conference pick. As a senior, he was named the Columbia Football Association’s Offensive Player of the Year. As a junior, he won NCAA Division II All-America honors.

==External links== *[http://arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2460 AFL stats]

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