NFL Legendary Linebacker Dick Butkus Dead at 80

[Lastamender]

Ironically, Nolte was in that same episode of Emergency

Wow.

 

[whitehall]

What does that mean?

 

[HikerGuy83]

He was a little before my time, but his legend was still strong.

He played hard and was tough.

He continued even after his knees told him to retire.

Sad news.

R.I.P.

They don't make them like you anymore.

 

[mudwhistle]

What does that mean?

#51 Dick Butkus was a Chicago Bear, first and foremost.

Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker and Bears legend, dies at age of 80

Dick Butkus, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 1960s and 1970s, died Thursday at the age of 80. Butkus, a five-time first-team All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler for Chicago, spent nine seasons with the organization.

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[katsteve2012]

No other way to describe him except for LEGENDARY.

The hits that he put on opposing players were devastating.

One of the all time greats.

RIP

 

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[MAGA Macho Man]

Thanks for the Butkus highlight video. The guy was a one person juggernaut. He knocked that receiver out cold.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Met him at a TV show several years ago and we asked who the toughest guy he ever had to tackle was and he said Jim Brown.
Considering Butkus’ rookie year was Brown’s last year, that speaks to how all of the other backs in all of Butkus’ playing days never measured up to Brown.
RIP

 

[mudwhistle]

Met him at a TV show several years ago and we asked who the toughest guy he ever had to tackle was and he said Jim Brown.
Considering Butkus’ rookie year was Brown’s last year, that speaks to how all of the other backs in all of Butkus’ playing days never measured up to Brown.
RIP

I knew a guy who played in the 70s and I asked him who was the hardest hitting RB in the NFL when he was playing....and he said that Larry Czonka was big and strong, but OJ Simpson was the hardest hitter.

 

[GMCGeneral]

Wow.

Yup. S03E19 "The Hard Hours". This is the episode where Dr. Early had to undergo double bypass surgery and Nolte was one of the two cardiothoracic surgeons treating him. Again, Butkus was the dad that broke his ankle when his son tackled him and the paramedics handled the response.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

I knew a guy who played in the 70s and I asked him who was the hardest hitting RB in the NFL when he was playing....and he said that Larry Czonka was big and strong, but OJ Simpson was the hardest hitter.

I believe that. 6’2” and 210 lbs and he ran a 9.4 100 yd dash! He was the alternate for the gold medal-winning USA Olympic 4x100 team. Think about contacting that force.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Lol, that's Mongo played by another NFL legend, Alex Karras.

Webster's TV Dad

 

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