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Bears legend Dick Butkus passes away

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.

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Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 80

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

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