ESPN.com will catch up with a notable sports figure from yesteryear each Thursday in its "Where Are They Now?" series.

Claim to fame: LeRoy Butler was a defensive cornerstone of the 1990s Green Bay Packers playoff teams that captured two NFC championships and won Super Bowl XXXI. He was named an All-Pro safety four times after moving over from cornerback early in his career. He played from 1990 to 2001 for the Packers, his only NFL team.

Butler ranks fourth in Green Bay history with 38 career interceptions and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2007. He was a consensus All-America selection at Florida State in 1989 and was taken by Green Bay in the second round of the NFL draft the following year.

It was a bit of a jolt for a devoted Cowboys fan who idolized Roger Staubach, but Butler said he quickly grew to appreciate a Packers fan base that adores its players. "You're a rock star whether you're a Pro Bowler or a practice squad guy," Butler said.

Notably, Butler was the originator of the famed Lambeau Leap touchdown celebration. It came in a December 1993 win over the Raiders that clinched the first of six consecutive Green Bay playoff berths. He scored after receiving a lateral from teammate Reggie White, who had recovered a fumble, and jumped into the arms of giddy fans atop the back of the end zone. A Packers tradition was born, and his Twitter handle -- @leap36 -- is a nod to the feat and his uniform number.

Catching up: Butler lives in the Milwaukee area and provides TV and radio commentary on the Packers for Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and 105.7 The Fan. He is the co-author of several books, the most personal of which, "The LeRoy Butler Story," tells of his rise from childhood physical ailments and the housing projects of Jacksonville, Florida.

Butler, 47, frequently speaks at schools as part of a campaign against bullying, sharing experiences from his childhood, when he was teased for using a wheelchair and leg braces. He's also a regular at Packers alumni functions, where he enjoys catching up with former teammates and meeting Packers stars of yesteryear. "When I first saw Bart Starr, I was speechless," he said. Butler is divorced and has four daughters and a son.

Butler spoke to schoolchildren in Big Bend, Wisconsin, last month as part of his "Butler vs Bullying" campaign. Courtesy of LeRoy Butler

Quotable: "I remember [Packers coach] Lindy Infante coming over to me as a rookie. He said, 'You're starting this week.' It was a Wednesday. We played Cleveland in a preseason game. ... That's the one time I said to myself, 'I'm glad we have yellow pants.' I almost wet myself.

"I thought you would hear that in a meeting room, like from your position coach. But I was just stretching, and he comes over to me. I'm like, 'Oh boy, the head coach is gonna talk to me.' 'Oh, you're starting this week.' That's when it dawned on me you have to prepare as if you're going to play every week."

What's next? Butler is working on another book, this one about his relationship with son LeRoy IV, who has autism. The book is tentatively scheduled to come out next summer. He also badly wants a chance to coach in the NFL at some point. "That would complete my dream," Butler said.

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