The Chicago Bears great was found unresponsive at his Malibu home on Thursday.
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 14: Linebacker Dick Butkus #51 of the Chicago Bears looks on from the bench against the Atlanta Falcons during an NFL football game October 14, 1973 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Butkus played for the Bears from 1965-73. said that Butkus was found unresponsive at his Malibu home about 12:51 p.m. Thursday and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Butkus, widely considered one of football’s greatest linebackers, played for the Chicago Bears for his entire career, donning his burnt orange and navy jersey from 1965 to 1973.
Not one to shy away from the spotlight, Butkus appeared in films including “The Longest Yard” , “Superdome” , “Necessary Roughness” and “Any Given Sunday” . He was a regular character on TV shows such as “Blue Thunder,” “My Two Dads and “MacGyver.”The Bears retired Butkus’ jersey number 51 in 1994.
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