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 ...

PRIME-POUNCE DICK BUTKUS playing for head coach George Allen could have forever changed the trajectory of the Chicago Bears. In the spring of 1983, Allen had been dusted from the NFL and was ...

Bears legend Dick Butkus died at 80 in October after suffering a stroke, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ. The certificate lists a “cerebrovascular accident” as the cause of ...

Texas linebacker Anthony Hill has been named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award. The Butkus Award is given annually to the most impactful linebacker in the game by the Butkus Foundation. [Join ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker and Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus died last month after reportedly suffering a stroke. He was 80.

Dick Butkus, the hard-hitting Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker who starred for his hometown Chicago Bears before his outgoing personality earned him popularity in television and film acting ...

FILE - Dick Butkus, former Illinois and Chicago Bears linebacker, waves during a timeout as the first inductee of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame, during Illinois' NCAA college football game ...

Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker who instilled fear into offensive players with his powerful blows, has died, the team said Thursday. He was 80 years old.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- An award-winning pumpkin named after a Chicago Bears legend is now on display at Jack O'Lantern World in Lake Zurich. Over the weekend, 'Butkus' took home the top prize at the U.S ...

Few players in the history of the NFL were as ferocious as Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus. He inspired fear and respect in ways few did.