Butler Grizzlies Explained

Butler Grizzlies
University:	Butler Community College
Association:	NJCAA
Conference:	Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Director:	Todd Carter
Location:	El Dorado, Kansas
Teams:	10
Stadium:	BG Products Veterans Sports Complex
Basketballarena:	Power Plant Gymnasium
Baseballfield:	McDonald Baseball Stadium
Softballstadium:	East Park Softball Complex
Soccerstadium:	Butler Soccer Field
Nickname:	Grizzlies
Color1:	Purple
Color2:	gold
Hex1:	43175D
Hex2:	CCAD6C
Pageurl:	http://www.butlergrizzlies.com

The Butler Grizzlies are the sports teams of Butler Community College located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.^[1]

Sports

Men's sports

Women's sports

Facilities

Butler Community College has five athletics facilities.^[2]

BG Products Veterans Sports Complex – home of the Grizzlies football team^[2]
Butler Soccer Field – home of the Lady Grizzlies soccer team^[2]
East Park Softball – home of the Grizzlies softball team^[2]
McDonald Baseball Stadium – home of the Grizzlies baseball team^[2]
Power Plant Gymnasium – home of the Grizzlies men's and women's basketball, and volleyball teams^[2]

Records

Butler Softball has currently won 88 consecutive games, dating back to March 3, 2016, when the Grizzlies beat Barton Community College 9–1.^[3] This includes the 2016 NJCAA Div. I National Championship.^[4]

Butler Football is tied for the most national championships by any junior college football program. Troy Morrell won three of those national titles (2003, 2007, 2008) before resigning with a 154–22 record in 2014.^[5] Morrell has since been inducted into both the NJCAA Hall of Fame and Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

National championships

Football: 6 (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008)
Basketball: 1 (1953)
Softball: 1 (2016)
Men's cross country: 2 (1970, 1995)
Women's cross country: 1 (2002)

Notable grizzlies

Tony Allen, NBA guard
William Bartee, NFL defensive back
Heath Bell, MLB pitcher
Roger Bernhardt, NFL offensive guard
Willie Blade, NFL defensive tackle
Chris Carson, NFL running back
Branden Dozier, CFL defensive and special teams player
Ron Fellows, NFL cornerback
Michael Gallup, NFL wide receiver
Ted Gilmore, College Football and NFL Assistant Coach
Robert Goff, NFL defensive lineman
Jamie Holland, NFL wide receiver
Willie Hordge, sprinter
David Irons, NFL cornerback
Bruce Irvin, NFL player
Stephen Jackson, NBA basketball player
Rudi Johnson, NFL running back
Kwamie Lassiter, NFL cornerback
DeMarcus Lawrence, NFL defensive end
Betty Lennox, WNBA guard
Elbert Mack, NFL defensive back
Zach Mettenberger, NFL quarterback
Sherrone Moore, head football coach at the University of Michigan
Kasib Powell, NBA forward
Byron Pringle, NFL wide receiver
Jerry Quick, NFL offensive lineman
Damarious Randall, NFL cornerback
Butch Reynolds, Olympian track and field athlete
Nate Robertson, MLB pitcher
James Robinson, NFL wide receiver
Shaun Smith, NFL defensive lineman
Press Taylor, NFL assistant coach
Zac Taylor, NFL Head Coach and NFL/CFL quarterback
Fred Torneden, long-distance runner and fastest American marathon runner in 1984
Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback
Mao Tosi, NFL defensive tackle (played only basketball at Butler)
Seth Wheeler, former player and current Emporia State University coach
Markus White, NFL linebacker
Jonathan Wilhite, NFL cornerback
Ivory Williams, sprinter
Jermaine Williams, former NFL running back

Notes and References

http://www.kjccc.org/members.html KJCCC Members
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215326545639577553086.0004c11dbfff842226c55&msa=0&dg=feature BCC Facilities
Web site: Butler splits doubleheader at Barton to start conference play. March 3, 2016.
Web site: Three-run fifth propels Butler to first DI championship. May 21, 2016.
December 1, 2011. Six-Time National Champions. June 22, 2020. Butler Grizzlies. en.