His father told him all about Butkus’ legend before Scott ever became a Bear. “I was watching highlights of him when I was 8 years old.” Matt Eberflus pays tribute to Dick Butkus — ‘one ...

We’ve got the jaw-dropping highlights on film. Some of us will spend this Sunday revisiting those. But Butkus left us something more important: a legacy with a lesson for all of us attached to it.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Butkus, who was originally from Chicago, was most famous for his time on the NBC sitcom "Hang Time," where he played a high school basketball coach named Mike Katowinski. He appeared in 52 ...

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 ...

Butkus, considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time, spent all nine of his NFL seasons from 1965-1973 with the Bears, earning eight Pro Bowls and five first-team All-Pro ...

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 ...

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.