Sol Butler, Olympian and football star of the Jim Crow era, is a Dubuque icon — and the subject of a new book

Sol Butler, Olympian and football star of the Jim Crow era, is a Dubuque icon — and the subject of a new book

Sol Butler’s passport photo, 1919. — via Wikimedia Commons One hundred years ago, Sol Butler’s name was well known throughout the sports world. A multi-sport athlete, Butler set records at the University of Dubuque, was a quarterback in the early days of the NFL, competed in track and field at the Olympics and played pitcher and shortstop in the Negro Leagues. His achievements came in the era of legal segregation, and shone a light on institutio…