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Pete Elliot presents Dick Butkus:
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Enshrined in 1979 
(Illinois) 
MIDDLE LINEBACKER 6-3, 245 
1965-1973, Chicago Bears 


Rest of 1979 Class: Yale LaryRon MixJohnny Unitas

Doug Atkins
George Blanda
Dick Butkus
George Connor
Mike Ditka
Paddy Driscoll
Jim Finks
Dan Fortmann
Bill George
Harold "Red" Grange
George Halas
Ed Healey
Bill Hewitt
Stan Jones
Sid Luckman
Link Lyman
George McAfee
George Musso
Bronko Nagurski
Walter Payton
Gale Sayers
Mike Singletary
Joe Stydahar
George Trafton
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner

Two-time Illinois All-America ... Exceptional defensive star with speed, quickness, instinct, strength ... Great leader, tremendous competitor, adept at forcing fumbles ... Had 22 lifetime interceptions, 25 opponents' fumble recoveries ... Serious knee injury ended brilliant career ... All-NFL seven years ... In eight straight Pro Bowls.

Birthdate: 12/09/1942 ... Birthplace: Chicago, IL ... High School: Chicago Vocational ... Drafted: 1st round (3rd overall) by Chicago Bears in 1965. Also drafted in 2nd round of 1965 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos ... Uniform Number: #51 Click here for more info


DICK BUTKUS
"...I'd Trade all of my draft picks for him"

George Allen, Head Coach
Washington Redskins
DICK BUTKUS

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