Chicago Bears legends Steve 'Mongo' McMichael, who has been battling ALS, was announced as part of the latest class of inductees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday.
Chicago Bears legends Steve "Mongo" McMichael was announced as part of the latest class of inductees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday.He played 13 seasons with the Bears, making the Pro Bowl in five of them.
"I've always been an advocate of him being in the Hall of Fame," ESPN 1000 host Tom Waddle said. "It shouldn't have taken this much time. He should've been in years ago." "With Mongo, you just knew you were watching something special," said Rick Telander with the Chicago Sun-Times. "I just knew. You could tell."McMichael's former coach, Mike Ditka, said he is a great guy and was a great team player that made everyone around him better.. He had plenty of support from Bears fans, including many from Homer Glen, where McMichael now lives. They passed a resolution urging the Hall of Fame to include the former Bear.
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