It is possible that Dick Butkus was the meanest, nastiest, fiercest linebacker to ever put on a helmet. More than a quarter of a century after his retirement, there remains the Butkus image ...

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ChicagoBears.com documents the organization's tribute to Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus during the team's Week 6 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. Hall of Fame linebacker Dick ...

"To play this game -- and I've always said this -- you have to have a Neanderthal gene. Butkus had two," says former Chicago Bears teammate Doug Buffone on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.