No one who works at Halas Hall was more excited about Clemson's epic victory over Alabama in Monday night's College Football Playoff national championship game than Jerry Butler.
The Bears director of player engagement starred at Clemson as a wide receiver in the late 1970s before being selected by the Buffalo Bills with the fifth overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft.
In a thrilling title contest at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Tigers rallied to stun Alabama 35-31 on Deshaun Watson's 2-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfro with :01 remaining.