{"id":2057965,"date":"2023-10-06T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:30:32","slug":"dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Dick Butkus, iconic Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2057965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A\u200b general view during a \u2064moment\u200b of remembrance for \u2064former Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus at FedExField on October 05, \u20642023 in \u2064Landover, Maryland. Butkus passed\u2062 away\u2062 at age\u2063 80 on October 05, 2023. (Photo by\u200c Greg \u2063Fiume\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>10:28 AM \u2013 Friday, October 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Considered one of the greatest football \u200bplayers of all time, Hall of Famer and Chicago Bears linebacker\u200d Dick Butkus has died at the age\u2064 of 80.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Butkus\u2019 family confirmed his death, saying he died peacefully in his \u2064sleep overnight in Malibu, California, \u200dthe Bears said in a statement. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A larger than life player with a personality to match. <\/p>\n<p>There \u200bwill never be another quite\u2063 like Dick Butkus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLcXQLX9F2\">pic.twitter.com\/GLcXQLX9F2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Bears \u2064(@ChicagoBears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1710340914852565419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Butkus family\u2063 confirms \u200cthat football and entertainment legend Dick Butkus died peacefully in \u200dhis sleep overnight at\u2062 home in \u2064Malibu, California,\u201d a statement posted on X, formerly\u2064 Twitter, said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Butkus family is gathering with Dick\u2019s wife Helen. They appreciate your prayers and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Butkus is \u2064considered one of the \u2062best defensive players of all time, spending \u200dall nine seasons in the NFL from\u200d 1965-1973\u2062 with \u200cthe Bears, \u2063earning a staggering five first-team All-Pro selections and eight Pro-Bowls.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he was also named to \u2062the Hall of Fame All-1960\u2019s and All-1970\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDick Butkus was a fierce and passionate competitor who helped define the linebacker position as \u2062one of the NFL\u2019s all-time greats,\u201d NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. \u201cDick\u2019s intuition,\u200c toughness and athleticism made\u200d him the model linebacker whose name will forever be \u200clinked to the \u2062position and the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe also remember Dick\u2064 as a long-time advocate for\u200c former players, and players at all levels\u200b of \u200bthe game. The Dick Butkus\u200d Award and \u200bhis foundation honored achievement on the field and service to the community among high school,\u2063 college and NFL linebackers. Dick was a champion of clean sports as his \u2018I Play Clean\u2019 campaign helped raise awareness about the dangers of steroid use among high school athletes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roger Goodell on Dick \u2063Butkus: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E6bnnhXGzf\">pic.twitter.com\/E6bnnhXGzf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1710071156034732132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u20635, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Butkus was the third \u2062overall pick of the\u2064 1965 NFL Draft out of the University of Illinois.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI think Dick put the fear\u200c of God into a lot of people,\u201d legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka said about Butkus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I went out on the field to warm up, I would \u2064manufacture\u200d things to make me mad,\u201d Butkus once said, per the Pro Football Hall of Fame. \u201cIf someone on the other team was laughing, I\u2019d pretend he was laughing at me\u200d or the Bears. It always worked for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI felt my goal and my dream was in sight when I entered professional football. Finally, after eight years of preparation, my opportunity was before me,\u201d Butkus\u200d said in \u2063his enshrinement speech at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After retiring from the NFL in 1973, due to a \u2064significant knee injury, Butkus\u200c turned to acting. He appeared\u200b in multiple films including <em>Cry,Onion!<\/em>, <em>Gus<\/em> \u2062 and T<em>he Longest Yard<\/em> with Burt Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p>Butkus \u2063made such an impact at the linebacker position they named an award after him called \u201cThe Butkus Award.\u201d The award recognizes the top linebackers at\u200d high school, \u2064college and professional levels of football.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sheriff Mark Lamb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Andy Biggs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Joe \u2062Hoft<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict American\u2062 companies from working on a \u200cfreely available chip technology \u200cwidely used in\u2064 China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is exploring making its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-biden-to-hit-china-with-broader-curbs-on-u-s-chip-and-tool-exports-sources\/\" title=\"Exclusive-Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports -sources\">artificial intelligence chips<\/a>\u200d and is evaluating a potential acquisition target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s telecommunications \u200bregulator said on Friday that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google and Apple have abused their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80\/\" title=\"Dick Butkus, iconic Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80.\">dominant\u2062 app market position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billionaire\u200d Elon Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities \u2062and Exchange\u200d Commission over his 2022\u2062 purchase of social media giant Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2>What impact did Dick Butkus \u200dhave on the game of football?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In various television shows and\u200c movies, including &#8220;The Longest Yard&#8221; and &#8220;Gus.&#8221; However, his true passion remained in football, and he later became\u200d a highly respected football analyst and commentator.<\/p>\n<p>Butkus&#8217; impact on the game of football \u2063cannot be overstated. He was known for his fierce and aggressive playing style, and his\u200d ability to read\u200c and\u200d anticipate plays\u2064 made him a force to be reckoned with on the field. He was a leader both on and off the field, inspiring\u2064 his teammates with his\u2063 dedication \u200cand work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>Off the field, Butkus was devoted to giving back to the community. He established the Dick Butkus Award, which is given annually to the best linebacker in \u2063college\u2062 football. He also founded the\u200d I Play Clean campaign, raising awareness about \u200bthe dangers of steroid use among high school athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A moment of remembrance for Dick Butkus, former Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker, at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. Butkus, who passed away at age 80 on October 5, 2023, was honored. 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