wdwfan4ver
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I heard of him, but his playing days were before my time. Butkus started playing in the NFL when my parents were growing up.Dick Butkis has passed at 80 https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/sport/dick-butkus-death-illinois-bears/index.html
How I heard of him is easy. I came from a Green Bay Packer fan household growing up with the Bears and Packers are a huge rivalry and is the oldest rivalry in the league.
I also heard of him due to people talked about legendary players the Chicago Bears had at the linebackers position and his name was one of those that came up. When I was a kid, Mike Singletary was considered the Bears linebacker since Butkus.
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