Butkus recovered his 18th career fumble in the second quarter, and four plays later, the Bears had scored their only points of the day, 3. He is the nearest thing to an offense the Chicago Bears have.

Rich Haynes, left, helps Trish Haynes attach a button honoring Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus to her hat before the game at Soldier Field on Oct. 15, 2023.

Butkus, 80, played middle linebacker for Chicago throughout the entirety of his career, in which he was named defensive player of the year twice, an All-Pro eight times and was a member of the ...

Butkus watches the Bears as often as he can from his home in Malibu, California. He usually ends up frustrated — particularly last season, when the Bears had the NFL’s worst record.

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 ...

Perhaps no player in the Chicago Bears’ 104-year history better epitomized the team’s tough and determined identity than Dick Butkus. A product of Chicago’s working-class South Si… ...

Dick Butkus, a Chicago Bears legend who is regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in league history, died last month at the age of 80. According to the Los Angeles Department of Public ...

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, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker who instilled fear into offensive players with his powerful blows, has died, the team said Thursday. He was 80 years old.

Even in the rugged NFL of his era, Mr. Butkus built an intimidating persona using his speed and size — 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds — to level running backs in their tracks and pierce offenses to ...