Dave Butz, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Commanders and Washington Ring of Fame member, has died at the age of 72, the team announced Friday. No cause of death has been disclosed.
Butz, a first-round pick in 1973, spent the bulk of his 16-year career in the nation’s capital, playing for Washington for 14 seasons. He won Super Bowls XVII and XXII with the franchise and earned first-team All-Pro honors in 1983, in addition to a second-team nod in ’84.
“We’re heartbroken over the loss of Washington Legend Dave Butz, a 2x Super Bowl champion and member of our Ring of Fame and 90 Greatest list,” the team wrote in a statement on social media. “Sending our deepest condolences to Dave’s family and friends.”
