RIP Dick Butkus

[jkeerie]

A one-of-a-kind player.  There will never be another.  Rest in peace.

[Solomon Grundy]

47 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

The most feared Defensive Player in NFL history

RIP

 

 

He was a monster, but Lawrence Taylor may have something to say about that 

[Rico]

Mount Rushmore of Bears MLBs:

Dick Butkus

Mike Singletary

Brian Urlacher

Tremaine Edmunds

[Charles Romes]

49 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

The most feared Defensive Player in NFL history

RIP

 

 

 Man how many of those hits would still be legal today!

[Ben]

Sad news 

[chongli]

I remember him only from the TV sitcom My Two Dads, but he was a legend and well respected. Such a shame.

Edited October 6, 2023 by chongli

[thenorthremembers]

Rest easy big man.   Sad to see you go, but happy you won the race.

[AlfaBill]

15 minutes ago, Rico said:

Mount Rushmore of Bears MLBs:

Dick Butkus

Mike Singletary

Brian Urlacher

Tremaine Edmunds

I literally snorted out loud reading this at my dentists office. Thanks. 

8 minutes ago, chongli said:

I remember only from the TV sitcom My Two Dads, but he was a legend and well respected. Such a shame.

My 2 dads! Ya he was the guy downstairs. Owned a bar or something. Reminds me of Alex Karras character on Webster 

[vincec]

From a time when game was played by legends who were bigger than the NFL. Dick Butkis was a titan from football mythology.

[K-9]

One of my favorites. Travel well, Dick Butkus. 
 

 

[Ralonzo]

34 minutes ago, Rico said:

Mount Rushmore of Bears MLBs:

Dick Butkus

Mike Singletary

Brian Urlacher

Tremaine Edmunds

 

The caveat being, for the last guy it's spelled Rush More.

 

RIP in peace #51

[Beast]

***** Legend.

 

What football used to be all about.

Edited October 6, 2023 by Beast

[johndhall1]

That man was %100 true badass

[Old Coot]

He, Bill George and Sam Huff made the middle linebacker position what it was before the NFL became a passing league.

Edited October 6, 2023 by Old Coot

[Ray Finkel]

Linebacker =Butkus

[chongli]

1 hour ago, AlfaBill said:

 

My 2 dads! Ya he was the guy downstairs. Owned a bar or something. Reminds me of Alex Karras character on Webster 

 

Yep! I associate Karras with Butkus too--both were big guys in shows featuring unconventional families. There were a lot of former football players on TV shows in the 80's, like Butkus, Karras, Fred Dryer ("Hunter") and Merlin Olsen ("Father Murphy").

Edited October 6, 2023 by chongli

[T master]

A NFL Icon that defined toughness in his day !! RIP 🙏 Prayers up to his family .

[C.Biscuit97]

Legendary name, legendary player. Way before my team but his play spoke for itself. RIP.

 

and not that important but cannot believe I didn’t bet the bears tonight. 

Edited October 6, 2023 by C.Biscuit97

[machine gun kelly]

2 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

The name exemplifies toughness. True legend of the game.

 

Question? Who here is old enough to remember Dick Butkus and Larry Csonka making an appearance on the Six Million Dollar Man back in the 70's? 😁

 

Great memories as a kid watching stuff like that.

do reruns count?

[JohnnyBuffalo]

I have reached the age where well known names of my youth are passing on to more pressing matters….goes by too fast.  
 

  Sad news as this dude played ball!