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 ...

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 ...

The Chicago Bears Hall of Famer 'died peacefully in his sleep' at the age of 80 AP Photo The NFL world is in mourning Thursday after the death of Dick Butkus. The Chicago Bears Hall of Famer died on ...

Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus on the bench during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field on Sept. 19, 1971. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the ...

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 31: Pro Football Hall of Fame member Dick Butkus is honored at halftime during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 31, 2016 ...

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 ...

The NFL world reacted with sadness to the news that Bears legend Dick Butkus died at 80 years old on Thursday. Many across the sport paid tribute to the Pro Football Hall of Famer. “Dick Butkus wasn’t ...

The former Chicago Bears linebacker died at 80 on Oct. 5 Cindy Ord/Getty Dick Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, died as a result of a "cerebrovascular accident," CBS Sports said on Wednesday, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Bears will honor the late Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus by wearing patch with his No. 51 on their jerseys for the rest of this season. Butkus, 80, died last week at ...

The Bears announced they will celebrate the life of Dick Butkus during Sunday's home game at Soldier Field against the Minnesota Vikings. The organization will honor him in different ways several ...

Dick Butkus retired from the NFL in 1974, more than four years before I was born. Yet, it feels like I grew up watching him. Well, because I did. Butkus was on television a lot during my life — just ...

Dick Butkus, one of the most celebrated linebackers in NFL history who played eight seasons for the Chicago Bears before turning to a career as an actor and sports commentator, died Thursday in Malibu ...