Dick Butkus RIP

[Gil Bang 25897]

 

[Rip76 4914]

Damn.

RIP

[TexArcher 37508]

RIP

 

[SHOOTER12 8789]

Damn..

RIP

[Deej 76560]

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Big loss for Team Less Filling. 

[Hook1997 5286]

Damn he was looking good still at a game recently.  One of the reasons why Da Bears still have the most HOF’s all time.    RIP 

[Wishbone 4734]

R.I.P.

[South Austin 52142]

One of the all-time great names of one of the all-time great linebackers.

[TexasMan 10786]

RIP to a legend 

 

 

[Art Vandelay 1710]

Damn. RIP.

[Tex Long 4347]

RIP

Hits close to home, losing contemporaries.

But Nobis was better.

[ryskey 447]

The 8-year old in me is still amused by transposing syllables, turning his name into Butt Dickus.

RIP

[Deej 76560]

You say fuck that yo Holmes fuck this I'm the king Ad-Whammy you're Dick Butkus

[VirginiaLonghorn 4750]

12 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

RIP to a legend 

 

 

That would be Super Bill daring to swat the ball from Butkus’ hand.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20343]

Damn ... the dude was committed, I'll give him that. He would rather die than see the Bears start the season 0-5. 

[NIUHuskies 504]

A true Illini great. (Yes, kids, Illinois once had good football.)

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20343]

I mean, if you think about it, the dude was born to be a linebacker, what with being named after the Butkus award, which is given to the top linebacker every year. 

 

[burntorangebongos 10681]

RIP

[BevoAbyss 2057]

19 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

That would be Super Bill daring to swat the ball from Butkus’ hand.

Thanks for catching that. After losing the starting QB job to James Street to run the wishbone, "Super Bill" Bradley converted to DB his senior year and instantly became a Badass DB. My dad said Bradley intercepted 4 passes in 1968 Aggy game. Was also awesome punter. One of the great all-around athletes in UT football history. Played starting DB with Eagles for many years. 

[Bevo&Pevo 5026]

True BMF at linebacker.  RIP Dick. 

[dcar00 14035]

man.  legend. RIP

[JOSEYWALES66 1790]

18 minutes ago, NIUHuskies said:

A true Illini great. (Yes, kids, Illinois once had good football.)

If he was so good in college, how come he never won the Butkus award?

[DixonHur 11199]

Damn, that sucks.  I wish I were old enough to have seen him play live. 

[Trey3216 15325]

8 minutes ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

If he was so good in college, how come he never won the Butkus award?

They didn’t have participation ribbons in his day, millennial.  

[Dennis Taylor 18706]

RIP to a definite legend.  He was just on the field talking to his nephew Luke (Packers o-line coach) pre- game when the Bears and Packers played on September 10

[Francisco 2.0 32323]

 

 

 

[HornOnTheBayou 8881]

Damn. I just figured he would sack the Grim Reaper and live forever. 

[ousux 5586]

RIP DB. I never him play, but the name is known to every sports fan.

[flatdawgs 1256]

1 hour ago, ryskey said:

The 8-year old in me is still amused by transposing syllables, turning his name into Butt Dickus.

RIP

Centuwion! Does it amuse you... when I say... the words... Butt... Dickus?

 

RIP to an an absolute legend.

[89Horn 1492]

Shit.  True badass.  RIP.  

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

2 hours ago, TexasMan said:

RIP to a legend 

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

He may have legitimately killed that lions receiver. 

Edited October 6, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[MissingInAction 24814]

RIP

He made a ton of guest appearances on Leterman or Carson. Maybe both.

Real funny guy.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

6 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

RIP

He made a ton of guest appearances on Leterman or Carson. Maybe both.

Real funny guy.

Another great thing about him was his feigned incredulity over what other players said about his play.  

[VirginiaLonghorn 4750]

I’ve been looking for the clip with no luck.  So, as I remember …

Butkus once told of a dream he had.  He hit a ball carrier so hard the helmet came off and rolled down the field.  When it stopped, the ball carrier’s head was still inside.  Butkus just laughed.

[Stunns38 3357]

A true Illini great. (Yes, kids, Illinois once had good football.)

And CVS High School , South Side Chicago before then. RIP

[Huckleberry 32699]

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

One of the all-time great names of one of the all-time great linebackers.

Greatest name in sports history.

[TexasMan 10786]

3 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I mean, if you think about it, the dude was born to be a linebacker, what with being named after the Butkus award, which is given to the top linebacker every year. 

 

[Vic Mackey 46935]

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[Laga4 1270]

He couldn't have played in todays game.  

He wouldn't have made it through the 1st qtr without getting thrown out.  

[The Ace of Aces 5106]

One of the best. And if he played today he’d be kicked out of the league within the first few games for head hunting. A different game, for good or bad, but he is an icon and a goat.  

Edited October 6, 2023 by The Ace of Aces

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

4 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

He may have legitimately killed that lions receiver. 

That was wyant’s gramps. 

[52-80 19086]

imagine making fun of him in grade school for his name

[Bama Llama 1447]

My high school band did the halftime show at the 1967 or 1968 Bears-Falcons game in the flying saucer of old Fulton County Stadium. We were seated on folding chairs on the field behind one of the end zones. I wish I could say Butkus ran over me or I saw him close up but that would be a lie, which is strictly forbidden on Surly, right?

I do vividly recall Gayle Sayers flying straight at us bringing it to the house on a simple sweep for about 60 yards.

Butkus was the Duke Wayne of football. Plus, he was not acting. RIP number 51.

[DigglerontheHoof 21060]

RIP to one

 

 

The man absolutely ruled the gridiron.  He'd probably be banned in today's league. 

Edited October 6, 2023 by DigglerontheHoof

[oldhorn2 430]

8 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

One of the best. And if he played today he’d be kicked out of the league within the first few games for head hunting. A different game, for good or bad, but he is an icon and a goat.  

I call bullshit on that. HoF worthy?...you bet, but he is not the GOAT...That honor goes to Tommy Nobis'. DB could not carry Nobis' jock as a college LB...check every stat there is. Why on hell the top LB award is named after DB and not Nobis' is a crime.

 

Larry Czonka said he would have rather played against Butkis every week than against Nobis' once a season.

[gofuckyourself 8121]

How I learned about Butkus as a kid.

This better be the music played at the funeral.

 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by gofuckyourself

[SHOOTER12 8789]

10 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

He may have legitimately killed that lions receiver. 

Damn, a lot of the old greats in that clip...

Side note, I think he hated Roman Gabriel.

[Pimphand 5596]

Damn the Bears went hard core on the sacrifice front to stop the hemorrhaging.

RIP to a legend. He was the defensive equivalent to Earl Campbell. It is a shame we don't have more footage from his time patrolling the midway.