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Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears’ famously hard-hitting Hall of Fame middle linebacker of the 1960s and ’70s and a selection for the NFL’s 100th anniversary all-time team, died at his

Butkus was a Hall of Famer on the gridiron who also had 62 IMDb acting credits stretched over four decades.

Butkus, who died on Oct. 5 at the age of 80, appeared in dozens of movies, television shows and commercials following his nine-year playing career with the Chicago Bears.

Chicago Bears all-everything linebacker Dick Butkus, #51, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday in Malibu, California.

Butkus, one of the most powerful defensive players in NFL history, had a long and successful second career as a performer

For me, when it comes to Dick Butkus, its personal. The late, great Chicago Bears linebacker inspired me to play, and then to write, and then to not look back.

So many folks remember Dick Butkus for that other stuff. There were the commercials, oh, those Miller Lite gems of the mid-1970s when he shared the screen…

Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears icon, dies at 80

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