It is possible that Dick Butkus ... player. In 1963, his junior year, he made 145 tackles and caused 10 fumbles in leading Illinois to the Big Ten championship, a No. 3 ranking and a 17-7 victory ...

Over the past seven years, two Georgia players have won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. First-year starter Jalon Walker just made it three in eight years. On Wednesday ...

where Dick Butkus not only played but set an enduring standard for the linebacker position by becoming one of the most feared and respected players in football history,” Illinois athletic ...

The two-time All-American went on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Chicago Bears and remains one of the most iconic players in NFL history. The Butkus Award is presented annually to the ...

For the first time, Illinois is hosting the ceremony for the Butkus Award ... to remember Dick and also celebrate some great football players." What would No. 50 think if he saw the award being ...

"To play this game -- and I've always said this -- you have to have a Neanderthal gene. Butkus had two," says former Chicago Bears teammate Doug Buffone on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.