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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 film acting ...
Oct 6, 2023 · Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus poses for a photo in 1970. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. He was 80. According to a ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Bears legend Dick Butkus has died. He chatted with a reporter on the sidelines and posed for photos with fans during the Bears game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field Sept. 10.
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.
Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus is arguably one of the best linebackers ever to play, possessing strength, agility and quickness to cover running backs and tight ends on the same play. He played for the Bears from ...
Oct 5, 2023 · The Dick Butkus Award is now given to the top linebacker in college football each year. Story continues Butkus was a high draft pick of the AFL’s Denver Broncos (ninth overall) and the NFL’s Chicago Bears (third overall), but the allure of playing for his hometown Bears was strong.
Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus is a special kind of brute whose particular talent is mashing runners into curious shapes.” The Bears selected him with the No. 3 pick in the 1965 NFL Draft, then signed him for less ...
