When considering the greatest NFL player to come from each of the 50 states, a Chicago Bears legend was an easy choice for ...

Dick Butkus was brutal. He was fierce. He was mean. He would punch you in the face and when he played, punching someone in the face was illegal, but barely. He'd run you down, past the out of bounds ...

NFL Network ranked the most feared tacklers in league history in 2009. No. 1 on the list was Dick Butkus. There could have been no other choice for the top spot. Butkus’ name has become synonymous ...

It’s Dec. 14, 1975, in Baltimore. Dick Butkus hasn’t played in the NFL for almost two years. I’m sitting on the Miami Dolphins team bus after the game, just outside Memorial Stadium. The bus is parked ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Do you know how much Amazon is paying to show (mostly bad) NFL games on Thursday nights this season? Around a billion dollars. For games like Bears-Commanders. Do you know why the NFL was in the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ANDREW SELIGMAN (AP Sports Writer) CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL ...

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. His family said he died ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Bears and all-around NFL legend Dick Butkus has died, the team confirmed Thursday. "The Butkus family confirms that football and entertainment legend Dick Butkus died ...