It’s a Pro Football Hall of Fame class like no other for Jacksonville.
Five of those selections have come since 2018. Hayes, widely regarded as the greatest athlete in Jacksonville-area history, was the first local elected to Canton, earning the honor posthumously in 2009.
Butler embodies a slice of Jacksonville that so many people can relate to. He grew up as the ultimate underdog, poor and living in public housing, bullied because of his social status, and picked on because of the heavy braces on his legs that helped straighten out his legs and pigeon toes. Boselli came to town as the face of a rookie NFL franchise and made the city his home.
“Coach Rogers was everything to me,” Butler said. “Coach Rogers was the one that sat me down and told me that you got to college, where you’re from in the inner city, those kids going to look up to you. He said, ‘You’re going to do some great things when you go back to the projects.’ And he was right.”It was Rogers who introduced Butler to Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.
For a guy who couldn’t walk without pain as a child and was bullied for his ailments, it’s only fitting in Butler’s story that he’s the player credited with creating the iconic Lambeau Leap.Butler said that he vividly remembers the day the Leap was born. The Packers were playing the Raiders on Dec. 26, 1993, when Butler forced a fumble that defensive end Reggie White recovered. During the return, White broke one of his coach’s cardinal rules.
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