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Dick Butkus passed away

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Dick Butkus passed away
« on: 5 Oct 2023, 11:28 pm »
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Letitroll98

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Re: Dick Butkus passed away
« Reply #1 on: 6 Oct 2023, 09:43 am »
Deepest sympathies to family and friends.  He was quite a character.
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« Reply #2 on: 6 Oct 2023, 08:05 pm »
he did define the position of middle LB, may he RIP
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Re: Dick Butkus passed away
« Reply #3 on: 7 Oct 2023, 04:41 am »
Sad news. He was a key factor in making the Bears of the late '60s, early '70s the force the were in the NFL. Condolences to his family & friends. Rest in Peace Sir.
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« Reply #4 on: 8 Oct 2023, 11:11 am »
NFL channel is playing the It's a Football Life special featuring the pairing of Dick Butkus and Gayle Sayers on the Chicago Bears.  Taken in picks 3 and 4 of the 1965 draft thanks to a trade with Pittsburgh for their 1st round pick, likely the greatest draft in NFL history.  Yet neither ever played in a single playoff game in their career.  Butkus is widely nominated as meanest player in football, but in reality he was a ball of fun enjoying every bit of life.  An interviewer was going through a list of his most famous dirty plays and asked if he had spit on the hands of so and so center, he replied, "Nah, that's a lie, I spit on the ball".  A great documentary.
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