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 Side and the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Bears and all-around NFL legend Dick Butkus has died, the team confirmed Thursday. "The Butkus family confirms that football and entertainment legend Dick Butkus died ...

Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, perhaps the greatest middle linebacker to ever suit up in the NFL, has died at the age of 80, the team announced via a statement from his family. The Butkus ...

He was 80. Dick Butkus dies at 80: Linebacker was Chicago Bears legend and NFL icon Dick Butkus wasn't just a Bears legend: He became a busy actor after football "Dick was the ultimate Bear ...

1968: Jim Dooley was introduced as Chicago Bears head coach after George Halas announced his retirement. Ben Johnson is the ...

That same defense remains largely intact heading into the 2025 season, but with some key additions along the interior. The Bears signed defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo ...

There was once a time when daaaa Bears were among the ... in four of his six seasons with Chicago. One of the most feared linebackers in NFL history, Butkus earned Pro Bowl nods in each of his ...

The Bears have had some of the greatest names in Pro Football as part of their franchise like Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, and Mike Ditka. The Chicago Bears have the second most victories in the ...

CHICAGO — After a two-year hiatus, the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry is returning to prime time — and the Bears also will be playing on Black Friday. Fox Sports announced Monday that ...

Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 80. According to a ...

Dick Butkus, arguably the fiercest Monster of the Midway, has died at age 80, the Chicago Bears announced Thursday. Butkus became a Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer in his nine-year ...