J. Howard Butler
Inducted In
1991
J. Howard Butler, a native of the Twin Cities, played football and basketball while attending Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate Institute. He received strong support for his badminton interests as his three brothers Keith, Bill and Alan also played.
In the 1940s and 1950s the K-W Granite Club was one of the strongest clubs in the province and drew an outstanding field to the annual international invitation tournament. Butler was the club men’s singles champion from 1955-1968, losing the title to his son John. He was also men’s doubles champion with brother Bill from 1955-1961.
In 1966 Butler reached the finals of the US open men’s senior badminton championship and the following year won the title. In 1968 he lost the final match. He was a graduate in pharmacy from the University of Toronto.