Legendary Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus said Tuesday he was “floored” when he received news Monday that former teammate and close friend Doug Buffone had died. Buffone, a well-liked and ...

Dick Butkus dies at 80, a Bears legend for all generations The Hall of Fame linebacker from Chicago’s South Side, who died Thursday at 80, set a standard with his ferocity, anger, aggressiveness ...

Buffone says Urlacher "absolutely" deserves to be mentioned in that category. "The game has changed quite a bit as far as what the linebacker needs to do," Buffone said on the Danny Mac Show.

Longtime Bears linebacker Doug Buffone, who played next to Dick Butkus for Buffone’s first eight seasons in the NFL, used to recall standing on the field in the midst of a Bears game, looking at ...

While Butkus, Sayers and Payton were Hall of Fame-bound superstars, for many Chicagoans who came of age in the 1970s, Buffone represented the hope and heartache of Bears fans as much as anyone.

Everybody who knew Buffone has one, told in a tone like your favorite uncle"™s. Every one of us feels a deep sense of loss today. Of all the blows Buffone delivered as a Bears linebacker for 186 ...

Former Bears coach Mike Ditka said Buffone had a lot of passion for the team, adding he has "nothing but great memories about him." In a statement, Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, who played alongside ...

Dick Butkus (51), Doug Buffone (55) and Joe Taylor (20) stop Detroit Lions running back Steve Owens (36) during an NFL football game Nov. 21, 1971. AP.

Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, who played alongside Buffone on the Bears from 1966-'73, released a statement on the passing of Buffone. "We lost a great man in Doug Buffone," Butkus said.

Born on June 27, 1944, in Yatesboro, Pa., Buffone was the son of a coal miner. He attended Shannock Valley High School. At Louisville, Buffone played center and linebacker for coach Frank Camp.