| Carl Butkus | |
| Number: | 47 |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., US |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 245 |
| College: | George Washington |
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| Pfr: | ButkCa20 |
Carl John Butkus (December 26, 1922 – August 3, 1978) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. He played college football at George Washington University.[1]
Butkus served in the United States Army in the World War II era and achieved the rank of sergeant.