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May 5, 2024 · CHICAGO (AP) — Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The Bears said Avellini died after a battle with cancer.
May 4, 2024 · Bob Avellini, who quarterbacked the Chicago Bears through some of the greatest seasons of Walter Payton’s career and helped the team make the playoffs in 1977, has died. He was 70.
May 6, 2024 · CHICAGO, Illinois — Bob Avellini, who along with Hall of Famer Walter Payton led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs in 1977 after a long postseason absence, died Sunday at the age of 70, reports...
May 5, 2024 · Bob Avellini, the former Bears quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, has died. He was 70.
May 5, 2024 · Bob Avellini, the former Bears quarterback who teamed with Walter Payton to lead the team to its first postseason appearance in 14 years in 1977, has died. He was 70.
May 5, 2024 · On Saturday, the Chicago Bears announced their former quarterback Bob Avellini passed away at the age of 70, who had spent his entire Bears career with Hall of Fame RB Walter Payton. Avellini, a former sixth-round pick in 1975 spent 10 years in Chicago while Payton was Chicago’s first-round pick that year, and started four games during his ...
May 5, 2024 · Avellini threw for 7,111 yards with 33 touchdowns and 69 interceptions in 73 games over nine seasons, from 1975 to 1984.
