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Legendary Chicago Bears & University of Illinois linebacker Dick Butkus passes away at 80

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

Dick Butkus "died peacefully in his sleep" at age 80 at his home in Malibu, California.

Dick Butkus, a legendary Bears Hall of Fame middle linebacker and Chicago native who many still consider the most ferocious defensive player in NFL history, has passed away. He was 80.

Dick Butkus, the ferocious Chicago Bears middle linebacker who brought his reputation as an NFL barbarian to Hollywood, has died. He was 80.

Butkus, regarded by some as the greatest linebacker in NFL history, played for the Bears from 1965 to 1973.

Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears icon, dies at 80

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Historically, the Big Ten has always defined what physical play was like in college football.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Historically, the Big Ten has always defined what physical play was like in college football.