Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, a vicious tackler who made the Pro Bowl in eight of his nine seasons with the Bears, has died at the age of 80.
Dick Butkus, arguably the fiercest Monster of the Midway, has died at age 80, the team announced Thursday.legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer in his nine-year career, which started in 1965. The middle linebacker was a vicious tackler whose sense of intimidation put some players on their heels before the ball was even snapped.
Said the Chicago Tribune: Starr"looked like Oscar Bonavena after Cassius Clay had finished with him." He spent his entire football career in Illinois. Born in Chicago, he played high school football for Chicago Vocational High School, earning a high school player of the year award as a junior.
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