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1004:, and was payable even if surgery was needed. The contract also promised necessary medical and hospital care which, according to Butkus, the Bears neglected to provide him, causing irreparable damage to his knee. The Bears then told him he would not be paid if he could not play. Butkus filed suit against the Bears' team doctor in May 1974 asking for $ 600,000 in compensatory damages and $ 1 million in punitive damages. It was eventually settled out of court when the Bears agreed to pay Butkus the full value of his contract. The episode caused a rift between Butkus and Bears owner 965:, whom Butkus had labeled a "crybaby", denied that the book had any bearing on the game's outcome, but told reporters, "Butkus should just keep his mouth shut and play football." Butkus, who was notoriously surly with reporters, also denied any connection and accused the media of sensationalism. Bears teammate Gale Sayers later said he did not like the book, feeling Butkus was above such name-calling. The season as a whole was another productive one for Butkus, who reclaimed the first-team middle linebacker spot on the major All-Pro teams and was invited to his final Pro Bowl. 32: 1612:, instituted in 1985, is one of the elite individual honors in football. The Butkus Foundation takes stewardship of the award recognizing athletic achievement and service to the community while honoring the nation's best high school, college, and professional linebackers. An independent selection committee is composed of 51 people, including professional, college, and high school scouts, and sports journalists. 941:, who then raced back to retrieve the ball and looked to pass it. Butkus, who was playing as a blocking back, ran into the end zone and leapt to receive the pass for the winning score. Butkus later called the play his favorite of his career. Despite the statistical output, for the first time since 1966 Butkus was not named to a major All-Pro first-team, instead earning second-team honors from the NEA and 1031:
pounds. He was also diligent with his conditioning. In high school he would push a car up and down a street to strengthen his legs, and in college he developed a routine of running at trees and dodging them to emulate avoiding blockers. Despite his size, he also had the speed and agility to make tackles from sideline to sideline and cover tight ends and running backs on pass plays.
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Butkus's five-year contract had reached its end. A number of Bears players, including Butkus, expressed interest in being traded or cut by the team, but he signed a multi-year contract extension prior to the 1970 season to remain in Chicago. The contract raised his salary from $ 50,000 per year to around $ 80,000 to $ 100,000 per year.
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Standing 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), Butkus was a large linebacker for the era in which he played football. This size was a common trait in his family, as all four of his brothers and his father each stood over six feet tall and weighed over 200
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organization, saying, "I think they are a lot of jerks, from the owner, the general manager, the coach on down... If we were voting for a jerk team or organization they'd have my vote all the way." The Lions responded with a 38–24 win over the Bears in Week 3 of 1972. After the game Lions linebacker
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near the goal line, and instead of taking the ball into the end zone for an easy touchdown, he took aim at Tarkenton to run him over. When asked by a reporter if he was as mean as the rumors suggested, Butkus replied, "I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately. Unless it was, you know,
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Butkus recovered 27 fumbles in his career, an NFL record at the time of his retirement. One of his greatest strengths was his ability to rip the ball from a ball carrier's hands. Although not an official statistic at the time, it has been noted that Butkus would certainly be one of the all-time
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on November 9. He also recorded 25 tackles in the game, and for his efforts was recognized as the NFL Defensive Player of the Week by the AP. That 38–7 win for the Bears was their only one of the season; they finished with a 1–13 record, which was the worst in franchise history. Additionally,
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Consistently cited as one of football's meanest, toughest, and most feared players, Butkus was renowned for his intimidating profile and style of play. He was known to snarl at the opposition prior to plays. Quarterbacks would complain of Butkus biting them in pileups. Lions tight end
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In the summer of 1960, Butkus was the starting catcher on a Chicago Park District baseball team known as the Sundodgers. An article in the Daily Calumet credits Butkus with driving in all of the Sundodgers' runs in a loss by hitting a home run to center field.
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in 1979, and his No. 51 jersey was retired by the Bears. Following his playing career, Butkus worked in acting, sports commentary, and celebrity endorsement. He was active in philanthropy through the Butkus Foundation, which manages various charitable causes.
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on the Steelers' 12-yard line. The turnover led the Bears to score and win 17–15. In 1971, he recorded 117 tackles and four interceptions, leading the Bears in both statistics. On November 14, he scored a point; in the closing minutes of a game against the
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balloting in 1963 and third in 1964, rare results both for a lineman and a defensive player. According to statistics kept by the university, he completed his college career with 374 tackles: 97 in 1962, 145 in 1963, and 132 in 1964.
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Butkus was born in Chicago, the youngest of eight children, and first to be born in a hospital. He was a very large baby, weighing 13 pounds 6 ounces (6.1 kg) at birth. His father John, a Lithuanian immigrant to
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in September 1970 with the caption, "The Most Feared Man in the Game". A panel of NFL coaches that year named Butkus the player they would most prefer to start a team with if they were building one from the ground up.
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Butkus's No. 51 jersey along with Sayers's No. 40 jersey during a ceremony at Soldier Field. In 2004, a sculpture featuring Butkus, Halas, and seven other former Bears greats was unveiled at Soldier Field.
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He played angry, often "manufacturing" things to make him mad, because he felt it gave him a competitive edge. After the Bears lost to the Lions in their first matchup of 1969, Lions rookie running back
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for the league's only season in 2001. Instead, Butkus served as the league's director of competition and, during the second half of the season, a color commentator for the league's regional telecasts.
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twice. Butkus did intercept a pass from Bradshaw a third time but was called back by a penalty against the Bears. In the final minutes with the Bears down 15–10, Butkus forced a fumble on running back
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Through The Butkus Foundation, Butkus has supported many charitable causes. The foundation was formed to manage the receipt and disbursement of funds for his charitable causes. These include:
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in 2009. Once during practice, he hit a metal football sled so hard that he crumpled it and left a piece of it dangling off. "Tackling wasn't good enough," recalled former Bears defensive end
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told reporters that Butkus was overrated. The next time the teams played that season, Butkus responded by chasing Taylor out of bounds after a play and causing him to jump into the stands at
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team. He initially wanted to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, however the team frowned upon married players at the time. In his first year on the varsity team, he was named to the
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Butkus married his high school sweetheart, Helen Essenberg, in 1963 while they were students at the University of Illinois. After his retirement, Butkus moved to Florida, and later to
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among high school athletes. The campaign educates and encourages high school athletes to train and eat well, without resorting to illegal steroids and performance-enhancing products.
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remarked, "If every college football team had a linebacker like Dick Butkus of Illinois, all fullbacks soon would be three feet tall and sing soprano." Butkus also finished sixth in
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Butkus is credited with having defined the middle linebacker position and is still viewed as the "gold standard by which other middle linebackers are measured". In his honor, the
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called Butkus the "gold standard by which other middle linebackers are measured." Although not the creator of the middle linebacker position—which is credited to his predecessor
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Dick was an animal. I called him a maniac. A stone maniac. He was a well-conditioned animal, and every time he hit you, he tried to put you in the cemetery, not the hospital.
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after the dog ate a security blanket. He decided to name him after "possibly the fiercest football player in history". The dog later starred alongside Stallone in the
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on November 28, he intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble, and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Week by the AP for the first of four times in his career.
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told him, "I don't know how a man in your shape can play football or why you would even want to." The injury ultimately forced him to retire in May 1974 at age 31.
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Butkus's retirement came with four years remaining on a five-year contract with the Bears, which was to pay him $ 115,000 per year through 1977. It came with a
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left him with one leg 1.5 inches shorter than the other, which affected his hips, back, and neck. Around 2002, nerve damage in his spine caused him to develop
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In spite of all he could do on defense, Butkus could not turn the Bears into a winner: during his time there, the team only won 48 games, lost 74, and tied 4.
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Butkus became most noted for his tackling ability, and the ferocity with which he tackled opponents. He was named the most feared tackler of all time by the
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in 2008. On August 24, 2013, he was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame. In 2018 Butkus was inducted as a laureate of
1078:. "Just to hit people wasn't good enough", he continued. "He loved to crush people." Butkus is credited with 1,020 tackles in his NFL career. 13204: 13149: 7623: 802: 346: 3984: 877:
Despite the ineptitude of the Bears as a team, Butkus developed a reputation around the league as one of its best players. In both 1969 and
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in 1983. His No. 50 jersey is one of only two retired by the Illinois Fighting Illini football program, the other being the No. 77 of
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in high school, but was able to continue playing due to strong muscles compensating for the injury. In the Bears' first ever game at
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Butkus has been repeatedly ranked among the top players in NFL history, being named the ninth-best player in NFL history by
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Football's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous Characters, Fortunate Fumbles, and Other Oddities
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Injuries sustained during Butkus's playing career compounded with time. He had his knee replaced with a metal unit. An
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After his career as a player, Butkus became a celebrity endorser, broadcaster, and actor. He appeared in films such as
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Butkus returned to the Bears as a color analyst on radio broadcasts in 1985, teaming with first-year play-by-play man
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remarking that Butkus would have certainly won if there was a separate award for defenders. He was named a first-team
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After his university years, Butkus continued to receive recognition for his college career. He was inducted into the
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accused Butkus of intimidating the officials, saying he "grabbed the ball and started yelling 'touchdown, touchdown,
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railroad car manufacturing company. His mother, Emma, worked 50 hours a week at a laundry. Butkus grew up in the
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The AP did not give separate rookie of the year awards to offensive and defensive players until the 1967 season.
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recalled Butkus poking him in the eyes with his fingers through his face mask. He once intercepted a pass from
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as Chicago's high school player of the year. Injuries limited his play as a senior, but he was still heavily
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was more enticing. His rookie contract was worth $ 200,000. Along with fellow future Hall of Famer
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listed as underlying causes. His death came hours before the Bears were scheduled to play a
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as a defensive lineman, and joined his father in philanthropic activities. Butkus's nephew
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Butkus had three children: Ricky, Matt, and Nikki. Matt played college football for the
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in 1979, his first year of eligibility. The Hall's voters also named him to the NFL's
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Butkus was born in Chicago and played his entire football career in his home state of
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to remove blockages in his arteries. After the surgery, he co-authored a book titled
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recognizes American football's most outstanding linebacker. He was inducted into the
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The Dick Butkus Center for Cardiovascular Wellness is a nonprofit organization in
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in 1988, serving as an analyst through 1989. He was named as head coach of the
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in 1970. The ad marked the first highly successful celebrity endorsement in
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The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears: A Decade-By-Decade History
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at middle linebacker, Butkus made an immediate impact as a rookie in
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and awarded the Order of Lincoln, the state's highest honor, by the
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ranked Butkus as the third greatest linebacker of all time, behind
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with Lawrence J. Santora, the doctor who performed the procedure.
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Butkus was selected by the Bears as the third overall pick in the
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The score was worth one point as the NFL had not yet adopted the
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team in 1969, all of which he occupied through the 1970 season.
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who spoke broken English, was an electrician and worked for the
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victory in 1963 and was deemed the most valuable player in the
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five times, and was twice recognized by his peers as the NFL's
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denotes members who have been elected, but not yet inducted.
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Browning, Matt; Browning, Matthew A. (September 15, 2021).
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100 Things Bears Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
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by the AP and was invited to his first of eight straight
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by five of the six major selectors. In a cover story for
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for 1964, and he was named the player of the year by the
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The Definitive "Golden Girls" Cultural Reference Guide
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has been an assistant coach in the NFL for the Bears,
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American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas
1008:, and the two did not speak for the next five years. 4919: 4396:"Athletes Advertising Images: Bullies to 'Beefcake'" 3318:"Prototype Butkus still No. 1 among NFL linebackers" 1765:(illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. pp. 212–214. 6045: 5185: 4637:"Butkus' USC Work Habits Deserve Hall Of Fame Vote" 3823:"Butkus, Atkins, Hewitt named to NFL All-Time Team" 3752:"Gil Brandt's greatest NFL linebackers of all time" 3272: 2994: 4301: 3568:"Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Century Team" 2566:"Dick Butkus Named NFL's Defensive Player Of Year" 2461:"Bears' Star Dick Butkus Selected Best On Defense" 1786: 541:named Butkus the most feared tackler of all time. 9885: 5147: 4773:"Dick Butkus: Don't overlook football's benefits" 4308:. New York: Baseline/New York Zoetrope. pp.  2493:. Associated Press. December 17, 1969. p. 11 2467:. Associated Press. November 13, 1969. p. 39 1901:. Associated Press. November 27, 1962. p. 24 1626:The I Play Clean Campaign addresses the issue of 667:, Illinois compiled an 8–1–1 record and defeated 475:(NFL) from 1965 to 1973. He was invited to eight 13121: 4118: 3626:. Associated Press. January 30, 1979. p. 11 3215:"Dick Butkus— 'I Personally Don't Like Anybody'" 2850:. Associated Press. October 29, 1973. p. 13 2242:. Associated Press. December 4, 1964. p. 11 857:Butkus scored the first points of his career in 682:as the Big Ten's most valuable player. He was a 4966: 4421:"Dick Butkus Out To Give Echo Greater Exposure" 4359: 4057: 4055: 4053: 4051: 4049: 4047: 4045: 4043: 4041: 4039: 3197: 3103: 2876:. Associated Press. October 20, 1973. p. 7 1652:Some sources state Butkus recovered 25 fumbles. 5105:Career statistics and player information from 4061: 3952: 3950: 3620:"Butkus, Unitas among grid Hall of Fame picks" 3340: 3338: 2572:. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 22 2513:"Chicago Bears Sign Butkus To Multi-Year Pact" 2411:. Associated Press. p. 10. Archived from 2351:"Dick Butkus Proving Budding Football 'Thief'" 2147:. University of Illinois. 2011. Archived from 742:Butkus was the third overall selection of the 647:and linebacker from 1962 through 1964 for the 12803: 12288: 10150: 10075: 9871: 9273: 8985: 8672: 8424: 8286: 8148: 7608: 7490: 7339: 7180: 6456: 6031: 5171: 4490:. Associated Press. July 19, 1988. p. 10 3118: 2111: 2109: 2107: 2105: 1257: 4444: 4442: 4293: 4036: 3935:. Office of the Governor. September 15, 2017 3251:. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 88–89. 2625: 2623: 2621: 2078: 2076: 2074: 1055:important—like a league game or something." 13170:Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City 4216:Leonard Maltin's movie and video guide 1993 4209: 4207: 4205: 4203: 4088: 4086: 3947: 3335: 3294:. National Football League. January 7, 2009 3292:"Top Ten Most Feared Tacklers: Dick Butkus" 2894: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1815:"Butkus was ferocious for struggling Bears" 1561:In August 2001, Butkus underwent quintuple 1383:. Butkus portrayed Officer Alvin Dimsky in 1168:series in 2010, and the eighth-best by the 924:which was recovered by Bears defensive end 883:NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the NEA 12810: 12796: 12295: 12281: 10157: 10143: 10082: 10068: 9878: 9864: 9280: 9266: 8992: 8978: 8679: 8665: 8431: 8417: 8293: 8279: 8155: 8141: 7615: 7601: 7497: 7483: 7346: 7332: 7187: 7173: 6463: 6449: 6038: 6024: 5178: 5164: 4175: 4173: 4171: 4169: 2268:"Bear linebacker Butkus monster on Sunday" 2261: 2259: 2257: 2102: 1808: 1806: 1804: 1503: 1492:, Butkus served as head football coach of 30: 13220:Players of American football from Chicago 13200:Illinois Fighting Illini football players 4673:National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame 4580: 4439: 4239: 3982: 3774:"Top N. American athletes of the century" 3311: 3309: 2844:"Bears Find Someone To Pick On In Oilers" 2618: 2539:"Butkus Beats Out All Other 'Front Four'" 2082: 2071: 1025:, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end 1011: 653:1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team 165: / round: 2 / pick: 9 154: / round: 1 / pick: 3 13230:United States Football League announcers 4988: 4823: 4586: 4535:Sandomir, Richard (September 20, 2005). 4534: 4448: 4246: 4200: 4083: 4062:Hernandez, Victoria; Henderson, Cydney. 4008: 3766: 3672:"Sporting News Top 100 Football Players" 3644: 3514: 3490:"Simpson, Cannon head Hall of Fame list" 3439: 3381: 3379: 3370: 3167: 3165: 3119:Wojciechowski, Gene (January 25, 2012). 3015: 2897:"Dick Butkus' knee—almost beyond repair" 2723: 2684: 2318: 1840: 1829: 1812: 1751: 1749: 1696: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1572:Butkus died in his sleep at his home in 995: 937:. The snap went over the head of holder 842:, with each selector placing him behind 597:Butkus played high school football as a 13190:College Football Hall of Fame inductees 4634: 4616:. University of Illinois. June 20, 2014 4606: 4511:"Butkus Believes XFL Had Bad Marketing" 4508: 4332: 4179: 4166: 4145: 3846: 3412: 3240: 3238: 3236: 3172:Jones, Robert F. (September 21, 1970). 2764:"Angry Lions Smash Bears, Butkus 38–24" 2292: 2265: 2254: 2051: 1971: 1801: 1722: 1720: 1226:In 1985, the Downtown Athletic Club of 968:Early in the first quarter against the 801:He finished third in balloting for the 701:. UPI deemed Butkus college football's 13122: 12817: 7355:1964 College Football All-America Team 7196:1963 College Football All-America Team 5057: 5036: 5009: 4925: 4899: 4849: 4796: 4770: 4393: 4299: 4272: 4092: 3906:. Suburban Life Media. August 20, 2013 3749: 3696: 3595:"Illinois to build Dick Butkus statue" 3315: 3306: 3278: 3141: 3074: 3072: 3003: 2973: 2895:Nightingale, Dave (February 3, 1974). 2870:"Dick Butkus' knee is worse than ever" 2735: 2696: 2590: 2563: 2207: 2177: 2175: 2173: 2171: 2169: 1795: 1755: 1700: 1453:. He was hired as the replacement for 750:, and also in the second round of the 737: 688:1963 College Football All-America Team 518:. Butkus was named college football's 13185:Chicago Vocational High School alumni 13165:American people of Lithuanian descent 13140:All-American college football players 12791: 12276: 10138: 10063: 9859: 9261: 8973: 8660: 8412: 8274: 8136: 7625:Chicago Bears first-round draft picks 7596: 7506:1965 NFL draft first-round selections 7478: 7327: 7168: 6444: 6019: 5159: 5146: 4937: 4697: 4560: 4537:"Mr. Butkus Goes Back to High School" 4333:Terrace, Vincent (January 17, 2020). 4240:Colangelo, B. J. (February 9, 2022). 4095:"Remembering Dick Butkus and the XFL" 3820: 3722: 3462: 3440:Isaacson, Melissa (August 11, 2011). 3388:"Butkus featured on 'Bears Classics'" 3385: 3376: 3212: 3171: 3162: 2815: 2788: 2531: 1998: 1992: 1746: 1726: 1687: 1648: 1646: 1644: 1539:. Butkus's grandson Ian Parish plays 1475:franchise, but was replaced by coach 1174:in 2014. In 2017, NFL senior analyst 707:American Football Coaches Association 13205:National Conference Pro Bowl players 13150:American football middle linebackers 4938:Reyes, Lorenzo (February 28, 2014). 4679:from the original on October 6, 2023 4649:from the original on October 6, 2023 4635:Bisheff, Steve (December 26, 1993). 4587:Telander, Rick (September 6, 1993). 3880:. September 26, 2008. Archived from 3592: 3548:. Associated Press. October 27, 2016 3244: 3233: 3018:"Dick Butkus: Born to Play Football" 2736:Olmert, Michael (October 16, 1972). 2402: 2375: 1813:Acocella, Nick (November 19, 2003). 1717: 1088: 479:in nine seasons, named a first-team 208:NEA NFL Defensive Player of the Year 16:American football player (1942–2023) 13235:Western Conference Pro Bowl players 13225:Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees 13210:National Football League announcers 9289:NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team 6475:College Football Player of the Year 4273:Conner, Floyd (September 1, 2000). 3645:Sullivan, Paul (October 22, 1994). 3593:Ryan, Shannon (November 20, 2017). 3515:Asmussen, Bob (September 1, 2003). 3069: 2976:"Butkus sues Bears for 1.6 million" 2697:Lowitt, Bruce (November 15, 1971). 2266:Eubanks, Lon (September 13, 1970). 2210:"Butkus Will Sign With Bears Today" 2166: 1999:Liska, Jerry (September 15, 1964). 1196:NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team 1165:The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players 288:NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team 13: 9001:NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team 5030: 4850:DeArdo, Bryan (November 8, 2023). 4824:Mitchell, Fred (October 5, 2023). 4797:Farrar, Doug (November 20, 2012). 4771:Butkus, Dick (September 4, 2017). 3983:Schmadtke, Alan (April 29, 2008). 3821:Mayer, Larry (November 29, 2019). 3442:"Bears' legacy deep up the middle" 2319:Cosgrove, Ben (December 3, 2013). 2052:Bradley, Ken (December 16, 2014). 1972:Johnson, Lew (December 29, 1963). 1947:"Dick Butkus Named MVP By Tribune" 1641: 1192:NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team 586:(NFL) and attended their games at 522:in 1964. He was inducted into the 283:NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team 14: 13251: 12304:Walter Camp Man of the Year Award 5079: 5010:Pompei, Dan (December 15, 2012). 4614:"Where are they now: Dick Butkus" 4509:Stewart, Larry (March 23, 2001). 4394:Alfano, Peter (October 9, 1983). 4336:Encyclopedia of Television Pilots 3697:Barall, Andy (November 5, 2010). 3386:Mayer, Larry (November 8, 2016). 3316:Center, Bill (January 12, 2013). 2631:"Bears in the Hall – Dick Butkus" 2465:Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter 2378:"Butkus Defensive Player Of Week" 2208:Rathet, Mike (December 3, 1964). 1701:Mullin, John (November 8, 2016). 649:Illinois Fighting Illini football 634: 108:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 4931: 4900:Taylor, Ryan (October 6, 2023). 4893: 4871: 4843: 4817: 4790: 4764: 4742: 4717: 4691: 4661: 4628: 4561:White, Mike (October 10, 2005). 4554: 4528: 4502: 4476: 4413: 4387: 4353: 4326: 4266: 4093:Nelson, Mark (October 6, 2023). 3847:Stinson, Scott (April 7, 2012). 3723:Myers, Gary (December 3, 2014). 3463:Peter, Josh (January 31, 2017). 3213:Magee, Jerry (August 30, 1970). 3051:"Illini Center Dodges The Trees" 2816:Claus, Jimmy (October 5, 1972). 2657:"Surgery slated for Dick Butkus" 2564:Berkow, Ira (January 10, 1971). 2403:Hand, Jack (December 22, 1965). 1869:"Tops Have Busy Weekend of Ball" 1841:Telander, Rick (July 12, 2004). 1727:Davis, Nate (November 4, 2010). 1393:pilot for what later became the 1365:, as well as in a guest role on 1208:when the episode aired in 2008. 943:Pro Football Writers Association 834:Newspaper Enterprise Association 655:as the third-team center by the 13160:American male television actors 5189:Chicago Tribune Silver Football 4960: 4801:. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from 4698:Evans, Thayer (March 8, 2016). 4455:. Diversion Books. p. 20. 4233: 4186:. Lone Eagle Publ. p. 91. 4139: 4112: 4002: 3976: 3918: 3896: 3866: 3840: 3814: 3788: 3743: 3716: 3690: 3664: 3638: 3612: 3586: 3574:. December 29, 1999. p. 24 3560: 3534: 3508: 3482: 3456: 3433: 3417:. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from 3413:Hopkins, Doc (March 22, 2013). 3406: 3390:. Chicago Bears. Archived from 3284: 3206: 3135: 3112: 3057:. September 15, 1964. p. 8 3043: 3009: 2974:Rollow, Cooper (May 30, 1974). 2967: 2941: 2915: 2888: 2862: 2836: 2809: 2789:Smith, John (October 3, 1972). 2782: 2756: 2729: 2690: 2649: 2633:. Chicago Bears. Archived from 2584: 2557: 2505: 2479: 2453: 2427: 2396: 2376:Hand, Jack (December 1, 1965). 2369: 2357:. December 19, 1965. p. 36 2343: 2312: 2293:Pierson, Don (April 16, 1989). 2286: 2228: 2201: 2134: 2045: 2019: 1965: 1953:. December 23, 1963. p. 13 1939: 1913: 1664: 1655: 1599: 1217:The Lincoln Academy of Illinois 1213:Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame 1190:. In 1994, he was named to the 1158:in 1999, the tenth-best by the 1127:Walter Camp Football Foundation 659:(AP) and second-team center by 368:Illinois Fighting Illini No. 50 340:Chicago Tribune Silver Football 4992:Game of My Life: Chicago Bears 4750:"2018 Men's Volleyball Roster" 4015:. Triumph Books. p. 134. 3874:"Self, Sayers to Hall of Fame" 2705:. Associated Press. p. 23 2384:. Associated Press. p. 19 2216:. Associated Press. p. 22 2083:Rosenthal (December 7, 2017). 1887: 1861: 1498:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 988:. Prior to the 1974 season an 948:Butkus sparked controversy in 627:by colleges to play football. 615:Chicago Vocational High School 496:Chicago Vocational High School 299:100 greatest Bears of All-Time 199:Career highlights and awards 1: 9888:Chicago Bears retired numbers 5148:Dick Butkus—awards and honors 5099:College Football Hall of Fame 3802:. August 24, 1994. p. 1D 3750:Brandt, Gil (June 30, 2017). 3678:. August 15, 1999. p. 3D 3219:The San Bernardino County Sun 2597:. Triumph Books. p. 16. 2007:. Associated Press. p. 8 1921:"Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad" 1681: 1567:The OC Cure For Heart Disease 1307:Hamburger: The Motion Picture 1119:College Football Hall of Fame 556: 524:College Football Hall of Fame 510:, and he led the Illini to a 444:College Football Hall of Fame 37: 4125:. Rowman & Littlefield. 3142:Murray, Jim (May 23, 1976). 2923:"Bears' Dick Butkus Retires" 1110:. Hall of Fame running back 912:on September 19 against the 895: 777: 613:for coach Bernie O'Brien at 498:. 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Chicago, Illinois
Malibu, California
Chicago Vocational
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Chicago Bears
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NEA NFL Defensive Player of the Year
All-Pro
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1972
1966
1967
1971
Pro Bowl
1965
1972
George Halas Award
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Chicago Bears No. 51
100 greatest Bears of All-Time

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