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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 6, 2023 · “Dick Butkus was a fierce and passionate competitor who helped define the linebacker position as one of the NFL’s all-time greats. Dick’s intuition, toughness and athleticism made him the ...
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 · By Phil Helsel. Former Chicago Bear and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, considered among the best linebackers to have ever played the game, has died, the team said Thursday. He was 80 ...
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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 ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Dick Butkus, a Chicago Bears legend who is regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in league history, died last month at the age of 80. According to the Los Angeles Department of Public ...
Dick Butkus (born December 9, 1942, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 5, 2023, Malibu, California) was an American professional gridiron football player who, as middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), was the dominant defensive player of his era. He was exceptionally large for a linebacker playing in the 1960s (6 feet 3 inches [1.9 metres] and 245 pounds [111 kg]) and had a reputation for relentless pursuit and ferocious tackling.
