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Oct 5, 2023 · CNN — 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...
Oct 6, 2023 · FILE - Chicago Bears great Dick Butkus watches from the sideline during the first half of the team’s NFL football game against the Houston Texans on Sept. 25, 2022, in Chicago. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. He was 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 on Thursday at...
Oct 5, 2023 · Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears legend and iconic NFL linebacker, dies at 80. Jace Evans. USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:24. Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, perhaps the greatest middle linebacker to...
Oct 5, 2023 · Chicago Bears’ Dick Butkus (51), Doug Buffone (55) and Joe Taylor (20) stop Detroit Lions running back Steve Owens (36) during an NFL football game Nov. 21, 1971, in Chicago. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. He was 80.
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.
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.
