Dick Butkus dead at age 80

[PurplFrawg]

Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80

The Chicago Bears announced that Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus died in his sleep in his home in Malibu, Calif. on Thursday

www.boston.com

CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an exaggeration.

 

[tcudoc]

One of the greats!

 

[ShreveFrog]

Really good retrospective on Butkus. What a badass.

 

[Hoosierfrog]

Jim Brown said he was the only player that scared him…

 

[Paint It Purple]

Butkus personified why we loved playing the game and why old guys and girls love watching it.

 

[jack the frog]

I don't know where he would be lined up today, maybe the same spot, but I know he would be going to Pro Bowls. Big, strong, fast, athletic and very aggressive.

 

[OICU812]

 

[gohornedfrogs]

Really good retrospective on Butkus. What a badass.

Every single player from pee wee to college should have to watch that video so that they can see what real tackling looks like. That was a clinic on tackling.