Jack Butterfield
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Jack E. Butterfield
- School University of Maine
- Born August 5, 1929
- Died November 16, 1979 in Paramus, NJ USA
Jack Butterfield was the head coach at the University of Maine (1957-1974) and the University of South Florida (1975-1976). He was named college coach of the year in 1964 when he took Maine to the College World Series.
Butterfield joined the New York Yankees in 1976 as a scout and moved up to VP in charge of scouting and player development. He died in an auto accident in 1979.
His son Brian Butterfield later coached in the majors.
