Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, has died, his family said. He was 80. Butkus "died peacefully" in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California, his family said in a ...

Dick Butkus, a Chicago, Illinois native, played linebacker for Illinois from 1962-64. He is a member of the College Football ...

Legendary NFL linebacker Dick Butkus has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 80 years old. In a statement released on Oct. 5 on the Chicago Bears X account, the Butkus family said ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Georgia junior linebacker CJ Allen was named one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus ...

Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson has been officially listed as a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Butkus Award. Lawson has been elite for the majority of the 2025 season. The senior currently has 47 ...

Texas Tech football's Jacob Rodriguez has been named winner of the Butkus Award that goes to the nation's top linebacker.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Dick Butkus leveled plenty of Green Bay Packers during his days with the Chicago Bears. On Monday night, the 79-year-old laid out one of the Packers’ coaches. His nephew. Luke Butkus ...

Alabama linebacker, Deontae Lawson was named as one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which recognizes the nation’s top linebacker, on Tuesday morning by the Butkus Foundation. With Lawson in ...

The nation’s leading returning tackler continues to make preseason waves. Cal inside linebacker Evan Weaver, already a nominee for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award, was named to the ...