Sol Butler presentation

Name: Sol Butler presentation
Start: 2026-03-19T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Putnam Museum

Schedule

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Putnam Museum | Davenport, IA

David Sebben will deliver a presentation about Solomon Butler, a world class athlete from Rock Island High School and later at Dubuque German College. (Now University of Dubuque). You will learn about his athletic prowess as a high school student in Hutchinson, Kansas and in Rock Island, IL. He would later go on to do so many sports related activities throughout his life, such as the 2nd black quarterback in the NFL, professional basketball, and a host of other things. A limited number of books about his life will be available for sale by the author. Happy hour will be at 5 pm, followed by the presentation at 5:30 pm.