On Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, the annual honor given to the nation's top linebacker — college and high school— was handed out at the same place where Illinois legend Dick Butkus ...

Since 1985, the Butkus Award has signified the nation’s top linebacker. This year, the award ceremony returned to Champaign, the place of the Butkus name became legend. The chance to host this year’s ...

For the first time, Illinois is hosting the ceremony for the Butkus Award, which is named in honor of the late, great Dick Butkus ... And I see a team that can play a variety of different ways ...

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," said Whitman.

Fans of the Chicago Bears are often accused of living in the past. Given the lack of recent success from their favorite team ...

Got as many hits in the big leagues as Danny Ainge (146), although Ainge did play 1,042 more NBA games ... John Madden, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith, George Steinbrenner, Red Auerbach, Tom Heinsohn ...

“Dick (Butkus) is obviously such an important part ... a relationship with him and to be able to honor him the way we did with him being our inaugural member of our Hall of Fame and of course ...

CHICAGO -- Former Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron, who was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13-3 record, died Saturday. He was 74. Jauron coached the Bears ...