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      • Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, perhaps the greatest middle linebacker to ever suit up in the NFL, has died at the age of 80, the team announced via a statement from his family. The Butkus family said the Pro Football Hall of Famer "died peacefully in his sleep overnight at home in Malibu, California."
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    Pro Football Hall of Fame. College Football Hall of Fame. 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.

  3. Oct 5, 2023 · Dylan Buell/Getty Images. 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...

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  4. Oct 5, 2023 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:24. Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, perhaps the greatest middle linebacker to ever suit up in the NFL, has died at the age of 80, the team announced via a statement from...

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  5. Oct 5, 2023 · Published: Oct 05, 2023 at 06:44 PM. Eric Edholm. Lead Draft Writer. Dick Butkus, a Pro Football Hall of Famer widely regarded as one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, has died at the...

  6. Oct 5, 2023 · Bears News Sports. Dick Butkus dies at 80, a Bears legend for all generations. The Hall of Fame linebacker from Chicago’s South Side, who died Thursday at 80, set a standard with his ferocity, anger, aggressiveness — and football instinct — for what a Chicago Bear is and what fans want a Chicago Bear to be. By Mark Potash.

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  7. 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...

  8. Oct 5, 2023 · 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. Butkus' family...

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