Dick Butkus
Career information High school: Chicago (IL) Vocational College: Illinois NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 AFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9 Debuted in 1965 for the Chicago Bears Last played in 1973 for the Chicago Bears Career history Chicago Bears (1965–1973) Career highlights and awards 8× Pro Bowl selection (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) 6× First Team All-Pro selection (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) 2× Second Team All-Pro selection (1966, 1971) 2x NEA NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1969, 1970) NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1960s All-Decade Team NFL 1970s All-Decade Team Chicago Bears #51 retired Illinois Fighting Illini #50 retired College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1978) Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (1979) Rated #10 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com Career NFL statistics Tackles 1,020 Interceptions 22 Fumble Recoveries 27 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born December 9, 1942) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus started as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. He played nine seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears. Billed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 245 lb (111 kg), he was one of the most feared and intimidating linebackers of his time, being named the most feared tackler of all time by NFL.com in 2009.