Butch Woolfolk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Butch Woolfolk
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1960(1960-03-01)
Age	64
Birthplace	Milwaukee
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Pisces

Butch Woolfolk Biography

Butch Woolfolk is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on March 1, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Harold E. Woolfolk, born March 1, 1960, is an American football running back and kick returning player who was a former American football player. He played for the University of Michigan (1978-1981), and for the National Football League (NFL), for the New York Giants (1982-1984), Houston Oilers (85-1986), and Detroit Lions (87-1988). Woolfolk was a student at Westfield Senior High School, Westfield, New Jersey. Woolfolk was the Michigan rushing champion for three consecutive years. He also set the school record with 3,850 yards rushing while playing for the Wolverines between 1978 and 1981. He was a sophomore in 1979 and won the Big Ten Conference scoring title. Later, he became a three-time All-Big Ten first-team selection. His best season was as a senior at Michigan. He won the 1981 Big Ten running title and finished just 10 yards shy of Rob Lytle’s single-season record for rushing yards. In 1981, he was named the Most Valuable Player at both the Bluebonnet Bowl and Rose Bowl, played January 1, 1981. He also became the Wolverines’ team MVP.

Woolfolk was in a “strange love-hate relationship with Coach Bo Schembechler” during his four years at Michigan. Woolfolk said that Schembechler was a “tough coach” and that it was not easy for him to play. Schembechler was frequently annoyed by Woolfolk’s tendency to run around defenders instead of banging through them. This led to Woolfolk being benched multiple times. Schembechler stated that Woolfolk “came to age” in November 1980 Ohio State. Schembechler’s first bowl game win was made possible by Woolfolk, who won the MVP award in 1981 Rose Bowl. Bo commented on Woolfolk’s impressive performance, saying: “Butch can be quite a load.” Schembechler, a strong believer in Woolfolk by the 1981 season, stated: “Today I can say without reservation that I’d rather play in a big game at tailback with Woolfolk than any other backs in the country.” Woolfolk also concluded that Schembechler was the “key” to his success, saying: “He kept following me.” He kept saying that I was becoming too fancy. He said, “You’re a big, fast back, and you should be running over people, not trying to dance around them.”

Woolfolk was named the Most Valuable Player in both of Michigan’s two bowl game appearances in 1981. During the January 1981 Rose Bowl, he gained 182 yards against Washington, and during the December 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl, in which he gained 186 yards against UCLA. The hotel where the Wolverines team was staying was evacuated the night before the 1981 Rose Bowl game when a fire alarm was triggered at 2:30 a.m., and Woolfolk only had three hours of sleep that night. He won the MVP award despite the lack of sleep, and after the game Woolfolk called the game his “greatest thrill in football.” Commenting on the MVP trophy, Woolfolk said: “If I could, I’d break this trophy into 95 pieces and hand it out to all the guys on the squad.” After winning his second MVP trophy in 1981’s Bluebonnet Bowl, Woolfolk said: “I might look back in later years and notice that, but right now all I can think about is that I’ve worn a Michigan uniform for the last time.”

He began the 1981 season with five consecutive 100-yard games, including a 253-yard effort. Woolfolk’s best game as a Wolverine was the October 10, 1981 contest against Michigan State. The Wolverines beat the Spartans, 38-20, and Woolfolk rushed for 253 yards in 39 carries. After the game, Coach Bo Schembechler said: “I wondered what a kid like that would do if he ran as much as the guy on the West Coast (Marcus Allen). I didn’t plan on this, but he proved he can do it. Butch is going to be our all-time leading ground gainer. There isn’t any way they’re going to stop him now. And so be it.” His 1981 rushing performance against the Spartans still stands as the fifth best single-game performance by a Wolverine running back.

Woolfolk, a 1980 Big Ten Conference track champion in both the indoor 200 meter and outdoor 300 meter events while at Michigan, was also the 1980 Big Ten Conference track champ. In the 1980 Olympic Trials, he also participated in the 200-meter event. His indoor 200-meter time of 20.59 seconds in 1980 remains the University of Michigan’s record. His indoor 100 m time of 10.36 in 1980, which is currently the fourth fastest in Michigan history, was once the school’s record. And his indoor 300 meter time of 30.38 in 1981 (event retired), which is the second fastest time in Michigan history, was also once a school-record. Andrew Bruce, a 4 x 100m relay race teammate, broke the 100 m and 300 m records in 1982 and 1981 respectively. In 1982, the men’s track & field team won Big Ten Indoor title. They also won the Outdoor titles in 1980 1981 and 1982. The Big Ten Conference championships were won by the 4 x 100 meter relay team in 1981 and 1982. Their 1980 and 1982 times, respectively of 3:06.95 & 3:07.34 with Woolfolk running 2nd and Bruce running anchor, are the 2nd & 3rd fastest times in Michigan team history. The Ferry Field stadium record for 1980 relay is still held. Bruce and Woolfolk are also members of the Michigan team sprint-medley record-holding team (1982, 3:17.84).

Butch Woolfolk Net Worth

Butch Woolfolk is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Butch Woolfolk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Woolfolk was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Eastridge High School Kankakee in Illinois during the 1976-1977 school years. Woolfolk moved to Westfield, New Jersey with his family. He was a Westfield High School multi- sport star. Woolfolk, who was first-team All State in American football in 1977, set Westfield High School’s season records with 1,637 yards of rushing, 34 touchdowns, and 206 points. He was also a great track and field athlete, winning both the State All-Group 100-meter and 200-meter races. In 1978, he was the fastest high school boy in the country.

He played college football for the University of Michigan (1978-1981), where he was the Wolverines’ leading rusher three years in a row, 1979, 1980 and 1981. He was the school’s all time leading rusher with 3,861 yard, a record that was surpassed six years later by Jamie Morris. Woolfolk holds the U.M record for longest and longest runs from scrimmage. He ran 92 yards against Wisconsin in 1979 and 89 yards against Wisconsin in 1981.

Woolfolk also excelled in track. He was named an All-American in 1980 and won nine Big Ten track and field championships both as an individual and relay race team member. He continues to hold the Michigan outdoor 200-meter record. He was also a member of relay teams that hold numerous U-M and Ferry Field all-time records.

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Woolfolk played seven seasons in the NFL. As a rookie in 1982, he finished third in the NFL in all-purpose yards. And in 1983, he set an NFL record with 43 rushing attempts in a single game. He was also fifth in the NFL in receptions in 1985. Woolfolk was plagued with injuries during his NFL career and was able to play in 16 games only twice—in 1983 and 1985. In both of those years, he accumulated at least 1,200 yards from scrimmage. He also had seven 100-yard games—five receiving and two rushing.

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In 1984, Woolfolk was relegated to back-up status as Joe Morris took over the starting job at tailback midway through the season. The 1984 Giants made the playoffs, but Woolfolk did not touch the ball. In March 1985, the Giants traded Woolfolk to the Oilers. In reporting on the trade, The New York Times said: “The mystery of Butch Woolfolk, who in his three seasons with the Giants went from star running back to benchwarmer may be solved next fall, but not with Giants.” Woolfolk said at the time he was “not bitter” about the trade, and Coach Bill Parcells said: “Maybe a new place will be good for Butch. I don’t think he was satisfied with what transpired last year.”