If you want to get a sense for how much the late, great Dick Butkus enjoyed great defensive football, you should check out a clip from the 1985 NFC Championship game where the Los Angeles Rams ...

Quoth Butkus: “Some people were made to be doctors, others to be lawyers. I was made to play football.” Note to readers: Do you have any memories of Dick Butkus?

I remember him telling me when he was young that [Butkus] was his favorite player growing up. “That was one of the first guys he showed me highlights of — it was Dick Butkus.

NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, a limited partner in the Commanders' ownership group, offered his condolences on the passing of Bears linebacker Dick Butkus.

Bears legend Dick Butkus died at 80 in October after suffering a stroke, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ. The certificate lists a “cerebrovascular accident” as the cause of ...

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 ...

Dick Butkus, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 1960s and 1970s, died Thursday at the age of 80. Butkus, a five-time first-team All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler for ...

Butkus’ name has become synonymous with the violent side of football: fear and intimidation. Butkus was also synonymous with greatness at middle linebacker, and in many ways the NFL itself.

The sports world is mourning after Dick Butkus’ death Thursday. The Chicago Bears Hall of Famer 'died peacefully in his sleep' at the age of 80.

Chicago Bears legendary linebacker and Hall of Famer Dick Butkus has died at the age of 80. Butkus was one of the most feared defenders in football.

Dick Butkus, who died at 80, was one of the most storied defenders in all of NFL history. He leaves a legacy as one of the Bears' all-time greats.