Butler University Athletics

Abbott was a premier performer in the long jump during his time at Butler, ranking as the best in Indiana and one of the best in the Midwest. He broke a 17-year-old Butler record with a jump of 24-feet, 5 1/2 inches in 1960. That mark stood for more than a decade. Abbott also set a Butler record in the triple jump (broken later) and established the Indiana Collegiate Conference long jump record. He was a two-time ICC Champion, and won individual titles at both the Little State Meet and the Big State Meet. In 1960, he was presented the Outstanding Achievement Award for Track and Field by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.