Dick Butkus

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American football player National Football League player human linebacker

Dick Butkus was a ferocious Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intimidating defensive players in NFL history.

Aliases (2)

Butkus ×1
Richard Marvin Butkus ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football player → National Football League player → human → linebacker →
awardReceived	First-team All-Pro → George Halas Award → NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team → NFL 1960s All-Decade Team → NFL 1970s All-Decade Team → NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team → NFL Defensive Player of the Year → UPI NFL Defensive Player of the Year →
birthDate	1942-12-09 →
birthPlace	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
careerEndYear	1973 →
collegeAttended	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED →
collegeHallOfFameInductionYear	1983 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2023-10-05 →
draftedBy	Chicago Bears →
draftLeague	NFL →
draftPickNumber	3 →
draftRound	1 →
draftYear	1965 →
ethnicGroup	Lithuanian American →
familyName	Butkus →
fullName	Richard Marvin Butkus →
givenName	Richard NERFINISHED →
hallOfFame	College Football Hall of Fame → Pro Football Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1979 →
jerseyNumber	51 →
league	National Football League →
memberOfSportsTeam	Chicago Bears → Illinois Fighting Illini football →
notableWork	Hang Time → My Two Dads →
numberOfProBowls	8 →
occupation	actor → sports commentator →
positionPlayed	linebacker →
professionalDebutLeague	National Football League →
professionalDebutTeam	Chicago Bears →
professionalDebutYear	1965 →
recognizedAs	one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history → one of the most intimidating defensive players in NFL history →
spouse	Helen Butkus →
teamNumberRetiredBy	Chicago Bears →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monsters of the Midway →	associatedPlayer
Dick Butkus ("Butkus") →	familyName
Dick Butkus ("Richard Marvin Butkus") →	fullName
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team →	hasNotableMember
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team →	hasNotablePlayer