February 16, 2025 EL DORADO, Kan. – Four individuals saw themselves enter into the Butler Community CollegeAthletics Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon in a ceremony at the Power Plant between Butler's basketball doubleheader vs. Indy. Melvin Lister (Track and Field student-athlete, 1997-98), Kwamie Lassiter (Football student-athlete, 1989-90), Brynn Minor (Softball student-athlete, 2016-17) and Doug Chance (Softball head coach, 2005-2022) became the 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th inductees into the Hall of Fame. The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2001 in honor of booster club charter members Woody Fisher and Bill Cummins. It honors the best Butler Community College Athletes over a rich history of team and individual success. The late Kwamie Lassiter (1969-2019) spent two seasons in a Butler Community College football uniform and will be joining the second Hall of Fame in his storied career after being induced to the 2021 NJCAA Football Hall of Fame Class previously. He was a two-year starter at defensive back helping the Grizzlies to an 18-6 record across his two seasons, picking up RC Cola Bowl and East Bowl championships playing for head coach Tom Saia. In 1990, Lassiter picked up KJCCC First Team All-Conference honors as well as NJCAA and JC Gridwire All-American honors. Lassiter went on to play at the University of Kansas where he was a two-year starter and ended his career with seven total interceptions and was named a 1994 Second Team All-Big 8 selection. In 1995 he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. He went on to enjoy a 10-year playing career in the NFL playing in 129 games. Lassiter finished his career with 609 tackles, 25 interceptions and four sacks. He tallied eight interceptions in 1998 and nine in 2001, both with the Cardinals. He intercepted four passes vs. the Chargers in 1998 which is still tied for the NFL record. Lassiter was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2001 after finishing with 112 tackles and nine interceptions. Lassiter established the Lassiter T.A.C.K.L.E. (Teaching All Children to Kickoff Leadership in Education) Foundation in 1999 to provide books for college students, school, and physical education supplies for Title I students. In 2012, he established the Kwamie Lassiter Foundation to raise awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia and childhood cancer. From 2009 until his death, Lassiter was president of the NFL Alumni chapter in Arizona. The Lassiter name runs deep at Butler as son Kwinton (2019-20) and nephew Darius (2019-21) played for Butler football with both moving on to the FBS level with Kwinton at Kansas and Darius at BYU. Lassiter's wife Ericka will be in attendance on Kwamie's behalf for the induction.