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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dick_ButkusDick Butkus - Wikipedia

    Richard Marvin Butkus (December 9, 1942 – October 5, 2023) was an American football linebacker, sports commentator, and actor. He played football for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2023/10/05 › sportsDick Butkus, Fearsome Hall of Fame Linebacker, Is Dead at 80

    Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears’ famously hard-hitting Hall of Fame middle linebacker of the 1960s and ’70s and a selection for the N.F.L.’s 100th anniversary all-time team, died...

  3. www.nfl.com › news › dick-butkus-hall-of-fame-linebacker-and-bears-legend-dies-atDick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker and Bears legend, dies at...

    Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus, a Pro Football Hall of Famer widely regarded as one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, has died at the age of 80, the Chicago Bears announced. Butkus passed away...

  4. www.cnn.com › 2023/10/05 › sportDick Butkus, Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 80 | CNN

    Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus, the hard-hitting Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker who starred for his hometown Chicago Bears before his outgoing personality earned him popularity in television and...

  5. apnews.com › article › dick-butkus-dead-chicago-bears-8272fe9638bf4d6aa9d65801966309d5Dick Butkus, HOF Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at age 80 | AP...

    Oct 6, 2023 · Fearsome Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus has died at 80. The team said in a statement that he died Thursday. Citing his family, the team said Butkus died in his sleep at his home in Malibu, California.

  6. www.espn.com › nfl › storyDick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker for Chicago Bears, dies

    Oct 5, 2023 · Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, a vicious tackler who made the Pro Bowl in eight of his nine seasons with the Bears, has died at the age of 80.

  7. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 4935448/2023/10Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 80

    Oct 5, 2023 · Butkus, regarded by many as football’s greatest linebacker, was a product of the South Side of Chicago, but he could have been given to us by Marvel because what he was capable of...

  8. www.profootballhof.com › players › dick-butkusDick Butkus - Pro Football Hall of Fame

    Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus passed away Oct. 5, 2023, at his home in California at the age of 80. “Near universally, Dick Butkus, a hometown hero in Chicago, was considered the person who defined the position of middle linebacker,” said Hall of Fame President Jim Porter.

  9. www.latimes.com › sports › storyDick Butkus, Chicago Bears legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 80

    Oct 6, 2023 · Dick Butkus, the fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears who became an actor after retiring from football, dies at age 80.

  10. www.cbc.ca › sports › footballDick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dead...

    Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, has died, the team announced Thursday. He was 80.