{"id":43693,"date":"2023-10-06T06:13:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/chicago-bears-player-truned-actor-dick-butkus-dies-at-80\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T06:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:13:54","slug":"chicago-bears-player-truned-actor-dick-butkus-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/chicago-bears-player-truned-actor-dick-butkus-dies-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears Player Truned Actor Dick Butkus Dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Butkus became a Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer in his nine-year career, which started in 1965. He was a middle linebacker whose intimidating presence put some players on their heels before the ball was even snapped.<\/p>\n

In a statement released through his former team, Butkus’ family said he “died peacefully in his sleep overnight” at his home in Malibu, California.<\/p>\n

“Dick was the ultimate Bear, and one of the greatest players in NFL history,” team chairman George McCaskey said in a statement. “He was Chicago’s son. He exuded what our great city is about and, not coincidentally, what George Halas looks for in a player: toughness, smarts, instincts, passion and leadership.<\/p>\n

After a chronic knee injury abruptly ended his career in 1974 at age 31, Butkus appeared in movies such as Any Given Sunday & Necessary Roughness. As well as on TV in dozens of guest roles, & several episodes of My Two Dads.<\/p>\n

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