Dick Butkus, Fearsome Hall of Fame Linebacker, Is Dead at 80
He was both hard hitting against the run and fleet-footed in foiling pass plays in his eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He later took up acting.
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"When I went out on the field to warm up, I would manufacture things to make me mad," "If someone on the other team was laughing, I'd pretend he was laughing at me."