The Florida Sports Hall of Fame announced on June 19 an eight-person class to be inducted on Nov. 8 at the Florida Theatre. Some notable names include Hall of Fame Safety LeRoy Butler, two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin, and eight-time All-Star Vince Carter.
This is a great accomplishment for LeRoy Butler, who embodied excellence in Florida sports.
LeRoy Butler’s Accomplishments in Sports & Off-the-Field Ventures
LeRoy Butler played high school football at Robert. E Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, playing for well-known varsity coach Corky Rogers. As a senior, the media named him a unanimous All-American pick and heavily recruited.
Butler committed to play at Florida State University under legendary head coach Bobby Bowden. During his time with the Seminoles, Butler, the Associated Press awarded him 1st Team All-American, and Walter Camp named him 1st Team All-American in 1989. FSU elected Butler into their Hall of Fame in 2001.
The Green Bay Packers selected Butler in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He spent 11 seasons with the Packers and cemented himself as one of the greatest safeties of all time. He was awarded First Team-All Pro four times, was a four-time Pro Bowler, and helped bring a Lombardi Trophy back to Titletown in the 1996-97 season. Butler was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Off the field, Butler started the LeRoy Butler Foundation in 1999 and has shepherded the Butler vs. Bullying campaign, where he has "strived to bring parents and families together to talk about the impacts of bullying," according to LeroyButlerInc.com.
The other notable names on this list are Tom Coughlin and Vince Carter.
Coughlin coached the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995 to 2002. He went 68-60 in his seven seasons as Jaguars head coach. He then moved to the New York Giants to win two Super Bowls.
Vince Carter starred at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla., and led his team to a Class 6A State Championship in 1995 before moving onto the NBA, where he had a successful 24-year career.
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