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- The Chicago Bears have
- always been a tough
- defensive football team,
- and middle linebacker
- Dick Butkus was their
- toughest player. ΓÇ£When I hit a guy," Dick
- said, ΓÇ£I wanted him to know who hit him
- without his ever having to look around and
- check a number."
-
- Dick grew up in Chicago and played center
- and linebacker at the University of Illinois,
- where he was an All-America. He captained
- Illinois to a 1964 Rose Bowl victory, and was
- a first-round draft choice of the Chicago
- Bears in 1965.
-
- At 6' 3" tall and 245 pounds, Dick was
- a fierce tackler and a superb pass
-