This is the third in a series of nine articles profiling the 2012 inductees into the Butler High School Athletic Hall of Fame.The glory days of Butler football are fresh in Bill McElroy's mind.They should be. He was a part of them,One of the best offensive lineman to come out of Butler, McElroy was a captain of the 1992 Golden Tornado WPIAL semifinalist team and played on the 1990 WPIAL finalist squad as well.He went on to a stellar career at West Virginia University and has now gained induction into the Butler High School Athletic Hall of Fame.McElroy and his eight fellow inductees will be honored at a 5 p.m. reception Sept. 14 in the high school cafeteria. They will be recognized on the field prior to the Golden Tornado's home football game with Pine-Richland that night.“We went 9-1 my senior year at Butler and I remember how tight that team was,” McElroy said. “Only two teamns made the playoffs from each section and we got in.“We lost a 7-3 game to Upper St. Clair in the semifinals when they scored a late touchdown on us. We had about 100 guys on the roster and only two of us went on to major scholarships. But everybody just played their butts off.”McElroy was named first team All-WPIAL and was an all-state performer his senior year. He played guard and defensive tackle at Butler.He competed in two years of track and field with the Tornado as well, being named Field MVP his senior year. McElroy threw the shot put and discus.“I had never done track because I had played baseball all my life,” McElroy said. “After 10th grade, I figured I'd do it because I could lift for football at the same time.“Mark Farabee was my line coach in football and coached the events I did in track. That's one of the reasons I decided to do it, too.“I really enjoyed track and field. It's an individual sport, but you wanted to perform for your teammates, too,” McElroy added.McElroy had plenty of collegiate choices for football. He chose WVU over Michigan, Notre Dame, Maryland, Kentucky and Purdue.“I wanted to go somewhere far enough away for me to be on my own, yet give my parents a chance to come watch our home games,” McElroy said. “It turned out they came to all of my games.“(Head coach) Don Nehlen and his staff were phenomenal people. West Virginia turned out to be a great fit for me.”The Mountaineers played Florida for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl during McElroy's freshman year. While he didn't play that year, McElroy went on to start for three seasons at WVU. He played in two Carquest Bowls and the Gator Bowl.McElroy made the Big East all-academic team three times before returning to his alma mater to become a teacher.“I did all of the combine stuff and looked at a possible pro (football) career,” he said. “When that didn't work out, I prepared to get into teaching.“My father (Bill) had a 35-year teaching career in Butler. I always wanted to follow in his footsteps. He instilled the winning attitude in me.”McElroy is a former assistant football coach with the Golden Tornado and is in his 11th year of coaching track at his alma mater.“I feel very blessed,” he said.”My parents are here. My wife's parents are here. I plan on being here for the rest of my life.”