Helen chose to stay out of the spotlight and ... it was Matt who chose a career path similar to his Hall of Fame father's. Matt Butkus played collegiate-level football for the USC Trojans as ...

6, 1993, Butkus told Rick Telander of a time he excused himself from practice to deal with four boys in a car who were harassing his future wife, Helen Essenberg. “Without hesitation ...

“The Butkus family is gathering with Dick’s wife, Helen. They appreciate your prayers and support,” the family’s statement reads. Butkus was “the ultimate Bear, and one of the greatest ...

"The Butkus family is gathering with Dick's wife Helen," the statement continued. "They appreciate your prayers and support." Retired Chicago Bears linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick ...

"The Butkus family is gathering with Dick's wife Helen. They appreciate your prayers and support. "Additional information will be provided when it is available." Those who knew Butkus remember him ...

Born Dec. 9, 1942 and the youngest of eight children, Butkus was raised in Chicago and took to football in high school. There he met his wife, Helen Essenberg, whom he married in 1963 while ...

"The Butkus family is gathering with Dick's wife, Helen. They appreciate your prayers and support. "Additional information will be provided when it is available." Butkus had attended the Bears ...

The statement continued: “The Butkus family is gathering with Dick’s wife Helen. They appreciate your prayers and support.” Butkus was a linebacker for the Bears from 1965 to 1978 after ...