You will be missed Mr. Butkus. You weren't just a Chicago Bear... you were THE Chicago Bear. And you were loved. RIP.
@dre.m69 ай бұрын
You quick wit it
@TrainzAlexCarrStudios20039 ай бұрын
RIP to a Legend.
@redmanr55227 ай бұрын
today Dick Butkus would have turned 81, Sat 12/9/23
@indy_go_blue60482 жыл бұрын
In the fall of '63 a group of us junior high school kids were playing a pickup game of football outside Memorial Stadium after the Illini game ended, when Dick and another player walked out, and stood watching us play. We invited them to join us, so they said they could for a couple of plays. Dick joined the other team. I was maybe 5'2" and 120 pounds, but I was our RB (small and quick, lol.) I took the ball up the middle and ran right into him. He had an awful grimace on his face as he scooped me up and lifted me over his head. I knew it was my last day on earth. Then he gently laid me on the ground and chuckled. He's been my football idol ever since, and I'm happy I got to watch him on tv for most of his career.
@jamesnichols769311 ай бұрын
Great story!
@brucechmiel796411 ай бұрын
Being driven into the dirt by Butkus there’s worse ways to go.
@georgewashington339310 ай бұрын
That's awesome my grandfather went to college in Kansas with wilt Chamberlain. They were playing a pick up game one day and wilt showed up...he said he was the greatest basketball player he's ever saw. 😊
@sam214629 ай бұрын
Great story, thanks for sharing!
@calronske18539 ай бұрын
Amen...I never missed a Bears game either. Butkus/Sayers were must-see TV.
@HBSThugLife9 ай бұрын
RIP Monster of the Midway 🙏 Greatest linebacker to ever play the game.
@JesusTapdancingChristOnaCross9 ай бұрын
When I heard of Dick's passing, I immediately thought of this segment I remember watching as a kid on a video called "Crunchtime" that had other greats featured like Pat Fischer, Mike Curtis, Randy White and Howie Long. This segment always scared the crap out of me because of how ferocious he was as a player and how with every hit he wanted to end their career. What a quote by Ed O'Bradovich.
@davidgray21549 ай бұрын
I have that VHS!
@adamgilmore70819 ай бұрын
RIP Big Dog. The man that set the standard for Chicago Bears defense. Hopefully we can get back to that standard sooner than later.
@mka4pol9 ай бұрын
In practice and aspiration, that standard is long gone, in every facet of life. I'm glad I grew up seeing that kind of dedication and integrity; one of the frustrations of older age is seeing how far we've fallen.
@beatnick35319 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Butkus. A warrior on the field and true Monster of the Midway
@linkingyourthinking9 ай бұрын
Every Friday night of every home home, my college football team gathered for one final team meeting before the game the next day. 100 young men and 10 coaches crammed into a classroom. Offensive Line Coach Hogan-with a mustache that would make Tom Selleck proud-would roll out the cathode ray TV to the front and pop in an old dingy VHS tape. The volume would be maxed out and we'd all be getting hyped up watching Dick Butkus highlights. Your unmatched intensity was a huge inspiration. You are legend. "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
@davidkettelle15819 ай бұрын
Your famous NFL Films, your single-mindedness towards total devastation on the field helped put me in the right frame of mind a number of times in my life. Thanks, Mr. Butkus- you will be missed!
@riched2835 жыл бұрын
I'm not even a bears fan but I can & have watched this over & over again. I miss the real NFL football I grew up on
@michaelwall23042 жыл бұрын
i would love to see him play against Brady, Rodgers, and poor little Murray...
@peaceonearth3512 жыл бұрын
Roughing the QB. It's a joke.
@johncooper76632 жыл бұрын
The players voted on the current style of play to reduce injuries and concussion issues
@johncooper76632 жыл бұрын
@@michaelwall2304 He wouldn't be able to catch Murray.
@Nighthawk-80502 жыл бұрын
You and me both friend
@hubmanspencer79436 жыл бұрын
"He was Moby Dick in a gold fish bowl" One of the best lines I have ever heard!!!
@benishmael94516 жыл бұрын
Hubman Spencer more like "Jaws in a hole fish bowl."
@sargondp695 жыл бұрын
Illogical!
@courylanders51545 жыл бұрын
"Roses are red,violets are blue. if you have any sense at all,you will keep Butkus away fro you." thats the best line. Butkus was the man.
@popeyeandthejeep74592 жыл бұрын
It's classic !
@flutebasket42942 жыл бұрын
NFL Films used to be majestic
@jamievidd7759 ай бұрын
"To talk about him is to drain the vocabulary of superlatives" -great summary of Dick Butkus.
@e2go Жыл бұрын
The NFL Films interviews with the guys from this era are absolute gems. So many great characters.
@wolfech1 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to Art Donavan talk all day!
@HammerOn-bu7gx9 ай бұрын
And they could talk in complete sentences!
@tchaser58582 жыл бұрын
Watching Dick Butkus highlights never gets old.
@edfox8546 жыл бұрын
I got to meet Mr Butkis in a restaurant in Omaha NE one night in the late 90s nicest most patient person you could imagine especially with all the people interrupting his dinner asking for autographs and pics. Never once lost his temper. Today's athletes could learn so much from him. Just pure class and talent
@justafanintexas79133 жыл бұрын
And Butkus was a decent gut, too.
@WildDogs-jr2tl2 жыл бұрын
Great Story, this put a smile on my face
@theodorezudyk53112 жыл бұрын
Can't keep a good "Lugan" down.
@doublej76782 жыл бұрын
I met Butkus his rookie year at a hotel in Green Bay. One of the best moments of my life. Also met Brian Piccolo and Sayers and Ditka
@mariocisneros9112 жыл бұрын
@@doublej7678 WOW I was to little than
@petezereeeah Жыл бұрын
I'm a life long Bengals fan. But to me, Dick Butkus means football. Always had immense respect for the man. The way the man conducted himself on and off the field.
@petezereeeah Жыл бұрын
@@LowerTheBoom Anthony Munoz
@sh1161943 Жыл бұрын
And I had season passes at Wrigley field when he came up with Gale Sayers and Dick Gordon
@davidmiller948510 ай бұрын
It's a shame the bears destroyed his knees
@calronske18539 ай бұрын
This is the best NFL Films piece on Butkus bar none. Best highlights, music, array of players/coaches/officials and to top it off -narrated by the incomparable John Facenda!
@spitshinetommy37216 жыл бұрын
"... the single most sustained work of devastation ever committed on a football field." Beautifully put.
@photographyinflight41833 жыл бұрын
That about sums it up.
@terribleTed-ln6cm2 жыл бұрын
The man was terrifying....no doubt about it.
@looper92642 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Jack Youngblood.
@igglesjawn39752 жыл бұрын
Said by the voice of god you know it’s true
@robertmccallum74172 жыл бұрын
The goat linebacker
@dillavedderx59595 жыл бұрын
"He wasn't trying to put u in the hospital, he was trying to put u in the cemetery!" Now that's GANGSTA!
@dionr11684 жыл бұрын
You actually described Bill Romanowski and Vontaze Burfict
@krisroops10353 жыл бұрын
@@dionr1168 not really. burficts hit would been just normal in butkus era
@eldridgejoseph73852 жыл бұрын
And that come from a All-Pro Beast of man himself Deacon Jones now that's saying a lot🏈
@makenomist8aboutit432 жыл бұрын
Words of another #75 Los Angeles Rams DT Deaçon Jones and Hall of Famer a long with #75 Mean Joe Greene and Hall of Fame inductees. Both from Historical Black Colleges University. HBCU'S
@d820m2 жыл бұрын
North Texas State where Green attended, was not an HBCU....just for the record
@Ditka-899 ай бұрын
RIP Butkus. One of the greatest all time
@richardhuffman89037 ай бұрын
No...the greatest
@Ditka-897 ай бұрын
@@richardhuffman8903 I’m a huge bears fan but I think LT may have him beat
@pureheathen17209 ай бұрын
Rest easy 51. Absolute epitome of toughness and tenacity on the football field. A legend and the GOAT.
@rspeters076 жыл бұрын
When football was football and monsters roamed the field.
@jefffederer18073 жыл бұрын
Now it's when men wear diapers and now it's babies who play
@vernpascal15313 жыл бұрын
A True Natural Monster. At 6'3 and 245 he was hardly bigger than Lineman who were taller and weighed more, yet somehow through sheer will, he became bigger and stronger and threw them around.
@justafanintexas79133 жыл бұрын
You mean when you could really hit someone?
@2TrillSenna3 жыл бұрын
They left every neuron out on the field.
@jgergen993 жыл бұрын
The players today would eat the old timers for lunch. Unless the vets had the same training and sports medicine available. All of you are just fogeys - longing for the blurry ole days. It’s hilarious.
@LinkRocks2 жыл бұрын
Not only was Butkus tough as nails, he was smart as a whip too. He's everything you'd want in a LB. It's a shame he didn't play on better teams.
@carlweaver3243 Жыл бұрын
Though he only played for 9 years, he played ALOT of minutes, especially his last 5 seasons, and it wore him down. Not to mention the cheap shots by OLmen. But Butkus was out there giving 110% on Every Snap. The Greatest. IMMHMFO
@redmanr5522 Жыл бұрын
I wish the Bears could do what Dick Butkus did, especially to the Goddamn Packers & Aaron Rodgers!
@Nationof300 Жыл бұрын
@@redmanr5522 no need to talk bad about your owner like that 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lindamerchant123 Жыл бұрын
He could intercept
@batouttahell454 Жыл бұрын
It must kill him (it does me)to see the money they make NOW -RIDICULOUS!!!!!
@pensnut089 ай бұрын
RIP to a man, who I would argue, was the greatest linebacker there was... He set the standard for what a linebacker would be.
@Hedwallfxtd9 ай бұрын
As a Vikings fan since 1968, you were the only player from another team, that I loved to watch play in the NFL. RIP Dick. You were THE BEST in your position… 😢👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
@tonyjuliano46732 жыл бұрын
Greatest linebacker ever! No one I the NFL today could take the punishment that man dished out.
@GORILLA_PIMP Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha that's for sure
@johnwhite2576 Жыл бұрын
word- not even ray lewis in his league.
@bluesky-ud9wg Жыл бұрын
Dick is #2 to LT
@Bennysol Жыл бұрын
Dick Butkus would make a great character in Adam Sandlers longest yard movie
@blacksheep9278 Жыл бұрын
@@johnwhite2576 stop
@chrissett42452 жыл бұрын
He was all that.... Back in the day. I'm 62 now and I still smile every time I hear his name.
@chriswertz14382 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@mleonard41332 жыл бұрын
@@chriswertz1438 ...63
@bigglesz06 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@carlweaver3243 Жыл бұрын
Born in '60. Bears fan in '65. Butkus and Sayers were the Best. Nobody like them before or since. Period. BTW, LIKE 34. Loved Payton, too.
@raythomas5090 Жыл бұрын
@@carlweaver3243 someone was saying gayle sayers was Barry sanders before Barry sanders existed 🤯 I gotta look up his videos
@kenyongray26159 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Dick Butkus. The most feared man in the NFL. What a player. Toughness personified. How do I know. I saw him play live many times since I am an old fart. Off the field? A very nice man.
@frankkolton17802 жыл бұрын
No other LB was more feared, smarter, or consistently hit harder, he was truly the best LB ever, but those aren't my words or those of sports journalists, that's what the players that played against him have said in print, radio, and TV interviews. He played every single play, in his whole career, giving all his effort and with all his heart. "I stand before you with deep humility and pride. I proud of Chicago, and I'm proud to tell you that when I played for you, I gave it the very best I could". Dick Butkus
@randyrobles8595 Жыл бұрын
He couldn't even make the team today, too slow, too dirty.
@MrAugusta314 Жыл бұрын
@@randyrobles8595 sure he would have. He would have benefitted from today's training. But his heart & determination are what todays player's $$$ lack!
@scoremxcom Жыл бұрын
@@MrAugusta314 I think in 10 years there will be no more white boys out there, and no we don't need a white QB anymore.
@whammofammo7346 Жыл бұрын
Derrick Thomas came close IMO.
@scoremxcom Жыл бұрын
@@whammofammo7346 Anybody remember Mike Curtis?
@allthingsclassicrock5 жыл бұрын
So Butkus hit a dude so hard he literally didn’t know who he was. Legend.
@sludge41253 жыл бұрын
So Vontaze Burfict hit a dude so hard he literally didn’t know who he was. Legend.
@williamh.gatesiii81832 жыл бұрын
Happened to me once. My first thoughts when coming back were who am I who am I who am I who am i.
@mortensen19612 жыл бұрын
@Fak KZfaq: So Chuck Norris once hit a dude so hard his parents forgot who they were. . . .
@haroldbenton9792 жыл бұрын
Wilbur Marshall did the same thing to Joe Ferguson in week 16. Ferguson 30 plus years later still can't remember the hit or the next 3 days.
@gatoryak73322 жыл бұрын
Oh come on. When I was in high school I got knocked out during half-speed practice. I still don't know how it happened - nobody does. When I came to, I didn't know where I was, who all these guys around me were, and why I had been sleeping in a field next to a factory. The 'factory' was the school building. My point is that guys getting their bell rung is common in football, not 'legend'.
@GregoryTheGr8ster6 жыл бұрын
This music is CLASSIC! It totally makes Dick Butkus into a heroic figure--like an ancient warrior legend!
@bennyayala15386 жыл бұрын
for real...
@SonicSkychaser6 жыл бұрын
GregoryTheGr8ster Hell yeah
@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw4 жыл бұрын
Better than the shit music produce today. KZfaqrs need to take notes and use better music than hip hop
@willmarkley42379 ай бұрын
RIP to the most dominant defensive player of all time. There are a handful you can argue as who was the best including Dick but noone you can argue as more dominant. RIP Legend of the Midway.
@theodorebrooks74169 ай бұрын
Perhaps the greatest to ever play the game. He revolutionized the game. Rest easy, sir.
@Bladerunner49247642 жыл бұрын
It's so much fun watching old football games and seeing how hard they played, hit and got hit. No flags, just good football.
@michaleenyproductions4007 Жыл бұрын
No wonder these guys fromthe60s have CTE.
@jusnuts1443 Жыл бұрын
Chicago had 2 of the best, Butkus and Sweetness. RIP Walter. You are not forgotten!
@SpudinAZ Жыл бұрын
Ummmmm...what about Gale Sayers?
@Philtration Жыл бұрын
As a kid here in Chicago Butkus and Sayers were my introduction to NFL football. As a teenager I worked at Soldier Field and the proceeds from a pre-season game were going to a charity. Butkus showed up, I got to meet him and he was a really nice guy. Nothing like the beast we saw on Sundays.
@spudskie39079 ай бұрын
RIP to the standard by which all linebackers are measured.
@RedElephantStampede6 жыл бұрын
The absolute undisputed meanest badass that ever played the game.
@RedElephantStampede6 жыл бұрын
There is only one other that I thought equaled him in ferocious intensity during that time. And that was Rich "Tombstone" Jackson. The man actually intimidated Lyle Alzado!
@beatlejim643 жыл бұрын
@@RedElephantStampede Jackson was a beast...too bad he got hurt.
@michaelangelo90242 жыл бұрын
Joe Green and Jack Lambert were bad ass boys too. Just to name a couple .
@jamesshride31582 жыл бұрын
Watching Ndamukong Suh play when he was younger, reminded me of Butkis highlights. The rules today prevent the absolute assassinations that happened in the early 70s, but I think Suh mad ehis mark for a couple of years.
@bananabana66302 жыл бұрын
@@michaelangelo9024 indeed!😊
@irish67839 ай бұрын
Rip to the the original monster of the midway. Everyone viewing this video knows this man is the goat
@adrianfumi11 ай бұрын
This time period had the best music in NFL documentaries... Absolutely as epic as Dick Butkus!
@solomontrump9 ай бұрын
They don't do em like they used to
@baymaxc16479 ай бұрын
October 5 2023. We will miss you greatly, thank you for all the Great memories, Lord Jesus please Bless his Soul and comfort his family, friends and Fans. RIP
@jimphillippie90062 жыл бұрын
I was close to the field sideline during a Chiefs/Bears game. The running back was running down the field in the grasp of a Bear defender. Butkus was charging at the two screaming “hold him up, hold him up”. The Chiefs runner dove to the ground when he heard that.
@jimphillippie90062 жыл бұрын
He separated men from their souls.
@frostysmoke372 жыл бұрын
that's awesome
@chrisruthford4492 Жыл бұрын
😂
@kenvo343 Жыл бұрын
I lost it reading this post. hahaha
@Dwighthansen1 Жыл бұрын
This is the best Dick Butkus story I ever heard, you know he wanted to whump up side of that head!
@user-zo5ws8wu6t9 ай бұрын
RIP The master ! Bears Legend and NFL Legend....I had this on VHS in the 1980s and watched it all the time.
@1289lt9 ай бұрын
Who's here just after learning of his passing what a legend.
@paulsawyer23269 ай бұрын
RIP, to the original monster of midway animal. The best of the best linebacker to ever play the game.
@nathandodge6652 жыл бұрын
Deacon Jones was the greatest storyteller he really should have gotten into television
@brianjones64652 жыл бұрын
Bruh he and Bill Russell can hustle a story/
@michaelbates46642 жыл бұрын
Deacon Jones' bust is talking to Butkins' bust in Hall of Fame
@icosthop99982 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbates4664 nice I gotta go there
@mortensen19612 жыл бұрын
He did do some work in Hollywood back in the 60s, and, believe it or not, The Fearsome Foursome sang as well. . .
@Onering802 жыл бұрын
Deacon Jones and Magic Johnson together would have been the greatest talk show ever.
@chrisscovitch72376 жыл бұрын
baddest linebacker i've ever seen
@thevoxdeus11 ай бұрын
I've run into Dick Butkus a couple times in the area of Naperville, Illinois. Once in his car (an Audi sedan, I think) and once at a grocery store. On neither occasion did he try to send me to the hospital or cemetery. He's a legitimately low-key dude who seems content to live that HOF lifestyle.
@MrAchilles439 ай бұрын
RIP, Dick. We will miss you. My 11 year old sons both play football. At the start of this season, they were asked if they had a preference for the number on their jersey. One of my boys said "51!." They both love this video.😢😢
@jasonwardy8192 Жыл бұрын
Love this man. Epitomized football the way it should be played, period.
@felixmadison57366 жыл бұрын
My favorite middle linebacker of all-time!!! I was 16 years-old when Butkus premiered for the Bears in 1965 and I couldn't believe this guy!!! He made watching football even more fun!!
@russs75742 жыл бұрын
A member of my MLB Mt. Rushmore.....Butkus, Ray Nitschke, Jack Lambert, Willie Lanier.
@brianvthompson8202 жыл бұрын
I never got to watch him play but my dad and grandfather told me stories about him which turned me into a bears fan which in turn is why i choose to play mlb and my number from little league to semi pro was 51
@brianvthompson8202 жыл бұрын
@@jayamburn1959 do i know you
@antiqueexcavator94032 жыл бұрын
I was 15 and from Chicago. Huge bears fan. When we got Butkus,sakers and Gordon we thought we were going all the way. Such an exciting time!
@antiqueexcavator94032 жыл бұрын
Of course the Bears went on to season after season of disappointment. But watching those guys play in their prime was truly something I’ll never forget!
@ironcladranchandforge72929 ай бұрын
RIP Dick. I remember the days. We're all old now but still remember the good old days when football was great!!
@2TrillSenna9 ай бұрын
Rest in Peace legend, for ever you will be remembered as the monster of the midway.
@doublej76782 жыл бұрын
I met Butkus his rookie year at a hotel in Green Bay. One of the best moments of my life. Also met Brian Piccolo and Sayers and Ditka
@clearcreek692 жыл бұрын
A great moment indeed
@paulsteeno68162 жыл бұрын
Were you an NFL head coach at the time?
@clearcreek692 жыл бұрын
@@paulsteeno6816 No.
@haveanicedave15512 жыл бұрын
I met Jim Otto when he opened a Burger King. He was kind of a dick.
@jski73552 жыл бұрын
I used to go nearly annually to one of the GB/ Bears game . The players of the Sixies ,70s were so very much approachable ,accomadatng to fans .In that era ,the players often went back to their ":real" jobs during the off-season . It was not uncommon to see them doing the routine things folks did ,at the grocery store ,bringing kids to school , getting fast food , appearing at fund raisers , benefit basketball ,softball games At a movie cinema .Taking a bus or other Mass transit Driving regular sedans They were just " regular " folks . Just like Hey Dick , Hey Gayle ,Hey Bart , Hey Ray Hey Mike .A simple wave ,possibly a short neighborly chat . They weren't in Limos , nor driving outlandish vehicles .They were just like a lunch bucket ,thermos carrying dudes . I saw a pre season game with the Steelers in the 70s .Bumping into Lambert. ,and Green ( Mean Joe ) at the grocery store checkout .Obviously ,the players stuck out because of their size ,color etc. I remember ,that they had a pile of Ice Cream , and other snacks , Bottles of ":Pop" etc . They were certainly ominous looking guys that I would shake in my boots if I had to play against them on any given Sunday .But for the most part ,they were just Teddy Bearlike ,out in the community ..
@tishirawatson-brown99814 жыл бұрын
When football was a battle of giants...love this clip. Dick Butkus were the first words I spoke when I was a baby thanks to my big brother.
@onlyicedcrybaby72972 жыл бұрын
That's actually really cool
@joekurtz83032 жыл бұрын
As soon as we learned to walk , dad taught us kids the 3 point stance and blocking. Even my sisters.
@jivepatrol683310 ай бұрын
Love Dick Butkus! His fundmentals were outstanding in the way he read the plays and squard up to tackle and wrapped up the opponent. Many young players today would benefit from watching his techniques.
@jeffmontville43376 жыл бұрын
Broke the mold after butkus,nobody even comes close.
@SuperFanMax4 жыл бұрын
Jeff Montville or is he the mold that everyone tries to use but can’t figure out how to
@knapper20006 жыл бұрын
Number 51 the most intimidating linebacker to ever the play the game.
@deconman6 жыл бұрын
The Original Beast Mode on Defense bar none !
@JohnnyBGood116 жыл бұрын
Better than Lawrence Taylor on Cocaine?
@kewlbreez776 жыл бұрын
don't forget Jack Lambert
@knapper20006 жыл бұрын
Yes. Just think if these 2 were on the same team.
@michaelanderson23355 жыл бұрын
dick butt kiss. your idol?
@godisgood2516 Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that the fields back then didn’t have to be in pristine, perfect condition to be played on
@raythomas5090 Жыл бұрын
Some real muddy gridiron playing
@humphreygruntwhistle3946 Жыл бұрын
Baseball diamonds doubled as football fields. The Bears and Cubs both played games at Wrigley Field until Soldier Field was built and became the Bears’ home. The Lions played at Tiger Stadium, the Giants played at Yankee Stadium, etc.
@johnmcmahon8513 Жыл бұрын
That's true! The men in charge of that were mostly war veterans, including the players and didn't give a rats azz what people thought.
@smokesletsgo2374 Жыл бұрын
@@humphreygruntwhistle3946 The "NFL in baseball stadiums" era is my favorite period in football history. Now they play in freaking space ships
@TheDeJureTour Жыл бұрын
@@smokesletsgo2374 Me too. It was sad when Oakland had the last real field, then in an instant, it was gone. The NFL today is honestly pretty hard to watch.
@carlo6230 Жыл бұрын
I played football from 67 to 77, I was a middle linebacker, he was my hero and showed me every week how to hit and scare quarterbacks ....GOD BLESS him
@MrDshadows6 жыл бұрын
Today's football might as well be Flag Football by these standards! Butkus was just 1 Bad Ass......PERIOD!
@regularsharp5 жыл бұрын
With today's rules, the officials would just throw a flag for Mr. Butkus taking the field. It'd be an automatic personal foul.
@dallas808hawaii74 жыл бұрын
regularsharp deadass tho, watching old football and modern. I prefer old 10/10
@sludge41253 жыл бұрын
He wouldn’t do well in today’s game because the blockers would be creaming his rear end on *every* play.
@E.C.22 жыл бұрын
Today's NFL is weak and soft. Haven't watched it for many yrs.
@joker321boom6 жыл бұрын
You know you’re scary when you have Oj Simpson shook
@yangbanho6 жыл бұрын
:-D HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
@byrongammonbyrongammon99373 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha!! I’m dead!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jeffrutt63312 жыл бұрын
Jim Brown!
@co0ki3M0NstAr2 жыл бұрын
Right 🤣
@copperfish5432 жыл бұрын
Like the jury in LA in 1994, they were either shook or stupid.
@stevepick95272 жыл бұрын
My dad knew him, it took a huge toll on his body, especially his knees. He could barely walk after he retired from football, and was in a lot of pain.
@bluesky6985 Жыл бұрын
With the surgery they have now he would have played a couple more years
@nadavegan Жыл бұрын
@@bluesky6985 toradol
@lynngregory3939 ай бұрын
I was thinking that; loved him but what punishment for his body.
@garryn62249 ай бұрын
I only know of Mr Butkus through watching MacGyver where he played Earl Dent. He was an amusing guy. Watching this was like watching a nature programme where the prey is "taken down". Watching him in slow motion as he weights it up...and pounces. AWESOME...Just AWESOME. R.I.P. Mr BUTKUS...and thank you.
@jonfavil70346 жыл бұрын
"Roses are red violets are blue if you'll have any sense you keep butkus away from you"-deacon Jones
@grumpyoldgraymetalhead24416 жыл бұрын
Jon Favil Now I know where Deacon Jones got the rhyme he did on his Lite Beer ad all those years ago lol.
@photographyinflight41833 жыл бұрын
Truer words never spoken.
@ARIZJOE2 жыл бұрын
Dick was a monster, no doubt. But what gets lost is that Butkus was an extremely intelligent football player. He knew where the play was going. On one leg, Dick could get into position for an interception or fumble. Butkus had a keen intuition, and an interest in psychic and psychological phenomena.
@mattherndon778 Жыл бұрын
Dick was smarter than most coaches. He outplayed them
@beatlejim64 Жыл бұрын
Everything has been "dumbed down" in football since Butkus played...(1965-1973).
@carlweaver3243 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing what Butkus accomplished, considering he didn't have much help, outside of Buffone and O'Bradovich. And the Offense, especially after Sayers got hurt, was a mess. The QBs during Butkus' and Sayers' careers were Pathetic. My God, if only Halas would've kept George Allen and promoted him to HC back in '65.
@lemontadams3029 Жыл бұрын
But he couldn't lead a winner. That's why ultimately player's like Ray Lewis and Lawrence Taylor rank ahead of him
@carlweaver3243 Жыл бұрын
@@lemontadams3029 Yeah, like I said, Butkus had very little help. Football is the ultimate team sport. One Man cannot do it alone. The Bears only had 2 winning seasons in Butkus' career. Yet his stats are as good or better than Taylor and Lewis, while playing 4 fewer seasons than Taylor and 8 fewer seasons than Lewis. Butkus averaged more Tackles per Season than both Lewis and Taylor; 20 more than Lewis. 30 more than Taylor. Butkus had 49 Takeaways to Taylor's 20; only 2 less than Lewis. Taylor and Lewis both played with other HOF/Pro Bowl talented Teammates. Butkus did not.
@Stacks549711 ай бұрын
I am 67 years old and have seen a lot of tough players but i have to admit he stands alone . Awesome player
@tfp00522 жыл бұрын
I miss Dick Butkis! I'm not a Bears fan but I would watch their games just to see Butkis play. He was incredible! Usually you follow the ball, but when Butkis was on the field you followed him. Something interesting was always bound to happen!
@WayJay222 жыл бұрын
Deacon Jones was a part of the fearsome foursome. And he was the fiercest of the 4. Therefore his poem rings true. And so did opponents heads of the Butkus Bear.
@antonioallen17639 ай бұрын
That is truly satisfying to watch an artist at work. Doing what he did best.. Being a human wreaking machine!!!!! Rest in Peace Beast Incarnate.
@BlackhawkGenetics9 ай бұрын
A true Chicago legend. Thanks for the memories Dick. RIP
@JuannyRum239 ай бұрын
RIP Mr. Butkus - i enjoyed watching your highlights - true football MONSTER
@mikeking86996 жыл бұрын
Best middle linebacker to ever play the game
@camsmeltzer93886 жыл бұрын
I made linebacker for my high school team my dad made me watch Dick Butkus plays to help me "learn" my position. Lol...good old days
@Madskillsuniversity Жыл бұрын
I loved watching Butkus play because he was a beast. True story. My step dad went to CVS High School in Chicago. Butkus was a sophomore and My Step dad was a senior - who was often bullied because he was tall and skinny. One day he was being bullied at his locker when Butkus suddenly ran up and knocked both of the guys about 10 feet away from him. They got up and ran, and that was that. My Step Dad said he never saw either of them again, but he knew who Butkus was, and so did those bullies. LOL.
@mariotweedy50309 ай бұрын
When I was younger playing football in the neighborhood. On defense I wanted to make every tackle like Dick Butkis and I was born in the south. He will be missed. His impact in the NFL will be long remembered. R.I.P.
@beatlejim646 жыл бұрын
Best LB to ever play the game....1965-1973. Butkus would have a field day against the football "players" of today!!! He didn't need to dance...he was there to kick your ass!!! Never took a day off unlike lots of the overpaid stiffs in the NFL today!!
@charlesfisher39836 жыл бұрын
lol I would love to see this guy try to get penetration on today's offensive line
@MisterMasterShafter16 жыл бұрын
If Butkus played today, he'd have today's physical training, equipment, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. He was a 6'3" 245 lb monster Then. He'd be banned from the league Now.
@charlesfisher39836 жыл бұрын
All linebackers are that big now. If you think Butkus is any better than Ray Lewis or other similar Mikes, then you're just living in your nostalgia
@MisterMasterShafter16 жыл бұрын
Butkus was that big THEN - without everything the guys have today . I repeat, if he had Today's training regimen, equipment, nutrition, medical/surgical knowledge and technology, playing conditions, dorks running out onto the field to give him his Gatorade sippy bottle between plays, LOL, etc, etc, etc , Please
@charlesfisher39836 жыл бұрын
MisterMasterShafter1 he was slow as fuck. He couldn’t catch the players of today. He could barely catch white running backs.
@rickygranderson96252 жыл бұрын
Butkus! The perfect name for a football player. Legendary!
@jamescampione85312 жыл бұрын
Hey rickey ditka is a good one to
@englishciderlover73472 жыл бұрын
'Butkus' is Lithuanian for 'collision'.
@kenneths.perlman1112 Жыл бұрын
There was a great commercial on TV in Chicago. Both retired they meet in a bar. The only dialogue was. “Butkus”. “Ditka”.
@FBIRD709 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Dick Butkus. Really feeling this loss by association with my Dad. I’ll never forget when I was a little 6 year old kid playing peewee football for the first time, not extremely passionate about the sport yet. It was then that my Dad introduced me to the famous NFL videotape “Crunchtime”, showcasing legends of the sport. My life changed at that point, because it was really highlighted how incredible the sport really is with all of the talent and toughness featured that makes it such a spectacle. It was then I realized the twinkle in my Dad’s eyes made so much sense when he would talk about these players. I wanted to be as cool as them, especially as cool as the greatest linebacker of all time, Dick Butkus.
@andross519 ай бұрын
One of the GREATEST linebackers of all time! MAY DICK BUTKUS RIP! 1942-2023!! :'(
@DaveLeach6976 жыл бұрын
One of my top 10 heroes of all time, Butkus was a caring, loving human until he hit the playing field. Truly dominating both sides of the field, he was a warrior and a soldier making sure that you do NOT cross his line without punishment. He and Larry Csonka were my inspirations in high school and college. I WILL hurt you more than you can hurt me was the lesson. Love him to death and thank you for showing me that we can all be more than we ever imagined.
@armybeef682 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time of hearing of Larry Csonka, it was on a football card, (I was never a Dolphins fan) and I remember thinking to myself, "How the heck do I even pronounce that?" but what I remember most is flipping the card over and seeing his numbers and saying, "Holy crap, who is this guy?"
@eac12352 жыл бұрын
I understand why you are saying what you have said. However please do not call him a soldier or a warrior. He never picked up a weapon and stood at a posting,he never fired a weapon at any enemy soldier and was never shot at by an enemy. Sports figures are not heroes or warriors, what they do on a field is a joke compared to what a soldier does in combat.
@DaveLeach6972 жыл бұрын
@@eac1235 You have proven yourself as a disgrace and a liar regarding our armed forces. I was a 6-year US Navy E-6 throttleman, Main Engine #3 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea for 5 years. Not once did I have a weapon in my hand and never was I "shot at" by any enemy that I'm aware. My Grandfathers were both military officers, my Dad was an E-9 Atomic Demolitions Munitions (ADM) expert and my brother was E-9 of the Air Force twice. IF you were actually an active soldier/sailor, I applaud and thank you for your service. However, the flag that I fly in front of my home signifies that I am an American and a US citizen with ALL of the rights and benefits due. My opinion of Butkus stands and I'll meet you anywhere and any time to defend it.
@scallen38412 жыл бұрын
@@DaveLeach697 thank you for your service , I was in the navy myself
@THE-HammerMan2 жыл бұрын
@@eac1235 Your comment is what's disgraceful! You do not have a clue about what being an American or a serviceman is. Part of it is to ensure Freedoms, like the right to have sports heroes and call them as such! Warriors too, especially football players. I come from a military family. My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy Corpsman with the Marines in the Pacific in WWII. Both my older brothers earned Vietnam ribbons; I barely missed going there myself. Your comment IS AN EMBARRASSMENT and a DUSGRACE! You obviously learned not one whit of respect or common sense while serving. Shameful attitude, sir. [I used a small case on "Sir" intentionally.]
@zechmerquise52816 жыл бұрын
When God rested on the seventh day, Butkus took over.
@PatchesOhoulihan1596 жыл бұрын
Zech Merquise Good One
@phantomstratocaster6 жыл бұрын
only because chuck norris told him so
@zechmerquise52816 жыл бұрын
julius ceasar Chuck worked days 1-6.
@johnaugsburger61926 жыл бұрын
Then he kicked god's ass.
@samyoung59645 жыл бұрын
Shut Up you Demonic Demon Possessed PUNK !!! Don’t you DARE Blaspheme the Biblical God you Hell Bound Demonic Hypocrite !!!
@joshmccoy152211 ай бұрын
Butkus was my hero growing up. When I started high school football my freshman year, I was 4' 8" and weighed 62 lbs, so there's no way I was ever going to match him. However, I just gave it all and hit everybody as hard as I could. I put a fullback on his keester one time after I somehow slipped past three blockers. The official was laughing when he took the ball. I was never all that good, but I had a blast playing.
@fenceguy10292 жыл бұрын
One of the toughest players in football history, no one pushed him back, usually they landed on theres. They guy gave 110 % every game, he loved what he did.
@CalebTrask9 ай бұрын
Mr. Butkus, you are one of my all-time heros. Rest in peace.
@jamesherman13502 жыл бұрын
That was when football was a real sport. One of the most incredible players to have ever played. I miss those days.
@kbarnhart84009 ай бұрын
RIP Mr. Burkus. Total Respect.
@Chris-qv5mc2 жыл бұрын
That hit he had in the quick Miami clip where he drills the Dolphin and the Dolphin player’s flying body knocks over a Bears player from the force will always be my favorite.
@chucklynch6523 Жыл бұрын
He didn't intimidate the great Dolphins guard Larry Little in that late 60's Bears vs Dolphins exhibition game. Check it out!
@Chris-qv5mc Жыл бұрын
@@chucklynch6523 I definitely will! I played Guard myself so it will be cool to see an unsung position getting some glory.
@waynemiles7027 Жыл бұрын
@@chucklynch6523 Where can I see that game?
@kylechamberlain21499 ай бұрын
RIP! They don’t make ‘em like him anymore.
@Ruckweiler736 жыл бұрын
When MEN played.
@fredrickm44366 жыл бұрын
yes in deed
@SonicSkychaser6 жыл бұрын
Richard Baker Badass men
@reygalvan69214 жыл бұрын
Yep
@EfrainAndradechenko20154 жыл бұрын
Agree!!
@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw4 жыл бұрын
When the league allowed them to be men
@mitchellspencer921310 ай бұрын
I wholeheartedly idolized him playing Pop Warner to high school football. Even had his #51 while starting defensive end and tight end. He was slightly before my time but I wish that I could've watched him play in person. He, Deacon Jones, Derrick Thomas, Reggie White, Mike (Mad Dog) Curtis and Ray Nitschke are my all time forever favorite defenders.
@tracynewberry29372 жыл бұрын
I have played and watched football all my life. Dick Butkus was a warrior and a champion, perhaps the greatest linebacker who ever lived. My highest degree of respect.
@dennisalloway57882 жыл бұрын
That one play, going for the QB, he looked like a kid Xmas morning. Full of joy and happiness.
@HammerOn-bu7gx9 ай бұрын
That's because every Sunday was Christmas to him!
@nicholasaulich99945 жыл бұрын
G.O.A.T. this is with out question the best linebacker in history. Just remember the NFL didn't keep sack or forced fumbles totals back in Butkus day. For one he created the forced fumble, and it could be argued he created the sack without any one knowing what to call it. His pass coverage skills were unbelievable. He had alot of ints. He could do everything. And remember the only way they stopped him was to take out his knees....and the league succeeded. So to think he dominated this much on one leg just think if he had two the whole time. And I quote: “You are the best dam football player I have ever seen” -- George Halas on his deathbed to Butkus… that’s after seeing Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry rice, a lot of the greats.
@guygervasio9702 жыл бұрын
You are exactly right sir.Blockers were so intimidated of him that they will just go low and take out his knees. They would never face him upright, he would kill them.
@robbarbieri86762 жыл бұрын
I can't see how he created either the forced fumble or the sack. Surely, runners had been stripped of the ball and qbs thrown for losses while attempting to pass for decades before Butkus came into the league. Some hyperbole there. One of the people talking was Deacon Jones, who came into the league in 61, 4 years before Butkus. DJ is the reason they started keeping track of sacks, because most experts agree he had well over 200 sacks, but they didn't keep track of them his whole career. He would be far and away the record holder if they had. I loved watching Butkus, he was great, don't get me wrong, but football was already going strong before his arrival.
@eac12352 жыл бұрын
How does one compare a wide receiver, a running back to middle linebackers. You can't compare and judge one against the other. Only position by position comparisons are accurate.
@makenomist8aboutit432 жыл бұрын
It's a lot of things the NFL doesn't recognize like the HBCU'S black Players. Put Dick Butkus on the Pittsburgh Steelers team's of the 70s and Jack Lambert on the Chicago Bears teams and Dick Butkus would have the Championship and not Jack Lambert. Fact or Fiction ?
@eac12352 жыл бұрын
@@makenomist8aboutit43 I agree because Butkus was on crappy teams , Lambert was additional to a defense that was already great .
@Kruizerking5150 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest defensive players of all time. A man of Greatness that never knelt for the National Anthem.
@johnstrika9170 Жыл бұрын
Wtf does kneeling have to do with what kind of player he was? Last time I looked, people that look like Butkus weren't victims of systemic racism.
@juliuscaesar4139 ай бұрын
RIP Sir. You will be greatly missed.
@davidm26886 жыл бұрын
Butkus was the greatest linebacker of all time. Period.
@raulsalazar67116 жыл бұрын
AND MUCH BETTER THEN TAYLOR WITHOUT THE CRACK PIPE!
@justafanintexas79136 жыл бұрын
Well, they named the trophy after him for a reason.
@justafanintexas79136 жыл бұрын
Don Woodyard - LT wasn't a pimple on Butkus' behind. He also played a different style than Butkus, never in the middle, always standing up on the wing.
@mikedean75146 жыл бұрын
Offensive lineman were not considered important, until Lawrence Taylor came on the seen, NOT Butkus. Period
@jimlascola6 жыл бұрын
LOL umm Ok
@SmokingJoePot6 жыл бұрын
They should bring old style football back, where there's hardly any calls, let them have some fun!
@IIExhibitAII9 ай бұрын
RIP 🪦 to a legend!! God bless Dick and his loved ones..
@calcrappie85072 жыл бұрын
He doesn't get enough credit for being able to anticipate what play is coming. He wasn't just a brute. Middle linebacker is a thinking position and he was the best at that too.
@dabprod2 жыл бұрын
Boy....I loved to watch him play. Back when football was fun.