stillers4me
05-11-2013, 01:11 PM
Jack Butler, the great Steelers cornerback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August after a 50-year wait, died this morning at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.
Butler, 85, entered the hospital in November when a lingering staph infection, developed from a knee injury that ended his career in 1959, attacked an artificial knee replacement, his son, Mike, said. The infection persisted and Butler died about 7:45 a.m., his son said.
"His heart just stopped,'' said Mike Butler, who was hired by the Steelers as a scout on Thursday. "He was completely lucid last night, my sister and brother made him a root beer float and he went to sleep. He never complained, never said anything hurt.".............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-great-jack-butler-dies-at-85-687198/#ixzz2T0cHrjPR
Butler, 85, entered the hospital in November when a lingering staph infection, developed from a knee injury that ended his career in 1959, attacked an artificial knee replacement, his son, Mike, said. The infection persisted and Butler died about 7:45 a.m., his son said.
"His heart just stopped,'' said Mike Butler, who was hired by the Steelers as a scout on Thursday. "He was completely lucid last night, my sister and brother made him a root beer float and he went to sleep. He never complained, never said anything hurt.".............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-great-jack-butler-dies-at-85-687198/#ixzz2T0cHrjPR