Robert Butler

To be nominated as Male All-Around Athlete at Deer Valley High School, a student must compete in three varsity sports and earn 1st or 2nd Team All-League honors in at least two. In 1999, Robert Butler achieved this distinction by excelling in football, basketball, and track & field, earning the school’s Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year award. He was also named Runner of the Year for the track team and ranked among the Contra Costa Times’ Top 50 male athletes.

In football, Butler stood out as a wide receiver, earning 2nd Team All-League honors as both a junior and senior during a time when De La Salle dominated the Bay Valley Athletic League. His senior year included 35 receptions and five touchdowns, highlighted by a standout performance of 195 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburg. He was DVHS football MVP as a junior and Co-MVP as a senior. Post high school, he played at Los Medanos College, earning Player of the Week as a freshman, then transferred to Humboldt State for one season.

As a basketball starter, he averaged 7.4 points per game and ranked second on the team in rebounds.

Butler’s strongest performances came in track and field, where he was named Team MVP. He earned 1st Team All-League in the 200 meters and 2nd Team in the 100 meters. His season culminated with a gold medal in the 200 meters at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions, clocking a personal best of 21.76 seconds. This qualified him for the CIF State Meet, where he ran 21.86 in the prelims, capping an exceptional multi-sport high school career.