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Jack Butler's Birth Card: The 8 of Clubs
The Ambitious Builder
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Hall of Fame induction.
In the record
John Bradshaw Butler (November 12, 1927 – May 11, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). The birth-card coordinate for November 12 is the 8 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of a Hall of Fame vote.
Wikipedia summary
John Bradshaw Butler was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2012, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The 8 of Clubs coordinate
Jack Butler's birthday maps to the 8 of Clubs (The Ambitious Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about induction and not a verdict on Jack Butler. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You run a knowledge system other people can follow, and you stand behind the call. Life-direction language from the harvested meaning, not a biography: Your curriculum is learning that intelligence includes wisdom about people, not just ideas. You're learning to use your mind for connection, not just conquest. Under-expressed language from the same harvest: You keep the sharp mind in reserve. Leadership would make the thinking visible, so you decline it.
The public formula uses only month and day. Solar value equals fifty-five minus twice the month minus the day. Values one through fifty-two map onto the deck from the Ace of Hearts through the King of Spades. Solar value zero is December 31, published here as the Joker. Card Blueprints does not remap that boundary to the King of Spades on these pages. Leap-day February 29 is computed directly and is not folded onto February 28. The year of birth is unused. No reading is generated and nothing here forecasts a roster, a vote, a championship, or a career. Evidence sentences are copied from the Wikipedia extract without paraphrase. If a Hall of Fame biography or an infobox day disagrees with Wikidata, the person is omitted instead of reconciled by guesswork. Attribution stays on Wikidata, Wikipedia, and the Hall of Fame record. Gregorian day precision is required; Wikidata claims are CC0. Sitelinks and wbgetentities are the identity crosswalk. Conflicts stay uninvented. Remainder dates are not disambiguated by hand.
Jack Butler in the public record
In 2012, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Butler was an undrafted free agent whom the Pittsburgh Steelers brought onto their roster in 1951 based on a recommendation that Art Rooney Sr. received from his brother Silas Rooney, who was a priest serving as athletic director at St. Bonaventure University. Butler would become a defensive back and occasional wide receiver for the Steelers. As a rookie, Butler intercepted five passes for 142 yards. In 1953, he had nine interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns. Four interceptions came in a game against the Washington Redskins on December 13, 1953. One of the interceptions resulted in a 35-yard return for a touchdown to win the game for the Steelers 14–13.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Jack Butler (American football) (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 8 of Clubs
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Jack Butler, and not a forecast of induction.
Cards in Jack Butler's fixed path
Birth card and karma
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 6♦ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 4♠ — Life Spread — Venus
- 10♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 8♠ — Life Spread — Saturn
- A♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- A♦ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 5♥ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 10♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Community Heart
- Q♦ — Planetary Ruling Card (second ruler): The Prosperous Nurturer
- 5♠ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Restless Mind
- J♣ — PRC Karma — Displacement: The Creative Messenger
- 3♣ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Creative Communicator
- 3♠ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Sorrowful Truth
- 9♥ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Compassionate Idealist
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
You run a knowledge system other people can follow, and you stand behind the call. Your mind calculates power, influence, and success. You're ambitious and know how to leverage ideas into position. You think like a chess player.
Following his playing career, Butler spent 46 years with the BLESTO Scouting Combine (44 as its director).
Paired on shared wording: following, playing.
Also on the record
- The following year Butler set a record with two interception returns for touchdowns.
- In 1957, he led the league in interceptions with a career-best 10.
- Offensively, Butler scored a touchdown against the New York Giants.
- It was late in the game and Butler had caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Jim Finks.
Other inductees with this card
- Champ Bailey — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Charles Bidwill — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Charlie Joiner — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Dan Rooney — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Dick Stanfel — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Ken Houston — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Kurt Warner — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Tuffy Leemans — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
FAQ
- What is Jack Butler's birth card?
- The 8 of Clubs. November 12 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict a Hall of Fame induction?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast honors, character, or fate.
- Where do Jack Butler's dates come from?
- Birth date 1927-11-12 is Wikidata P569 at day precision (CC0, Gregorian preferred) for Jack Butler, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. The Pro Football Hall of Fame ID is Wikidata P6930 (jack-butler). Wikipedia's day-precision infobox or lead (1927-11-12) matches. The Pro Football Hall of Fame bio day (1927-11-12) matches. Year-only dates and source conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: Wikidata CC0 (Q456566, P6930 + P569) + Pro Football Hall of Fame (jack-butler) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Jack Butler (American football)). Birth date 1927-11-12 is the Wikidata day-precision date (match).