He served as the head football coach at Ithaca College from 1967 to 1993.

During his 28 seasons at Ithaca, Butterfield was one of the most successful coaches in the country winning 206 games and three NCAA Division III Football Championships (known as the Stagg Bowl).

Butterfield was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.

[3] Butterfield's brother, Jack, was a college baseball coach and executive in the New York Yankees organization.

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