Brooks Robinson… Now Butkus.
NYT
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, has died at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 80.
The Bears confirmed the death on Thursday, saying he had died “overnight.” No cause was provided. More
When football was still football!
Saddened…
RIP Mr. Butkus..
FJB
He was a true player and a great coach. I also believe he was Conservative as well.
RIP
Wasn’t he one of the guys who used to spit on the other team in pile-ons?
He was the best middle linebacker in the NFL, back when pro-football was worth watching. I haven’t watched an NFL game (including super bowls) since that nappy headed bitch colon started that kneeling bullshit back in 2016!
THE NFL IS DEAD!
RIP number 51
he was a force of nature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xuOHtxg4WU
Now hold on a sec dere, Full Metal. Butkus never was a coach. That would be Ditka. Greatest coach ever, as if dat even needs to be said
No, Butkus became a pitchman .. for beer, and a bunch of other stuff. And what a hilarious pitchman .. Mr sensitive; HA! Sure you were, Dick. Ask any NFL running back who ran in to you. You always picked them up and dusted them off after you knocked the snot out of them
And who can forget Dick and Bubba acting like a couple of fruitcakes, doing needlepoint. Too damn funny. I dont even know what Dick was selling, cuz I was on da floor laughing
DA BEARS!
Damn straight Doc!
Most of his tackles were attempted homicide.
One hell of a player.
RIP Dick Butkus.
Remember when Americans played in the NFL?
Brutality = Butkus
Finesse = Sayers
They produced millions of ooooos, owwwws and ahhhhhhs
I was watching Butkus highlights a few years ago. On one particular play, a running back was explosively bursting through the line when, abruptly, he just vanished. The only thing left to see was #51. I never liked the Bears but I had to like Butkus. RIP.
He was so badass that I used to call him Dis Butkick.
sad … all my old heroes are passing
Godspeed, Mr. Butkus …. they don’t make ’em like you anymore
A man from Beaumont, Texas named Tommy Vance was the agent for Dick Butkus, Alex Karras and many other famous NFL players. Vance helped form the NFL Players Association back in the day. During that time, Beaumont, Texas had more NFL players in the league than any other city in the US, including Bubba Smith, Mel Farr and Johnny Fuller. The NFL produced a documentary film about it. When I was young, Tommy Vance hosted a local afternoon TV program called ‘Jive At Five’ which highlighted rock & roll music and local teens dancing. He later became a nationally known advertising mogul. He was a humble man and liked by everyone.