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RIP D*i*c*k Butkus
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Palama Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Oct 5 2023, 7:54 PM EST
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One of the greatest MLB of all time dead at 80.

He truly personified “Monsters of the Midway”.

https://www.nfl.com/news/******-butkus-hall-of-fame-linebacker-and-bears-legend-dies-at-age-of-80
8trackdisco Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Oct 5 2023, 8:06 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
One of the greatest MLB of all time dead at 80.

He truly personified “Monsters of the Midway”.

https://www.nfl.com/news/******-butkus-hall-of-fame-linebacker-and-bears-legend-dies-at-age-of-80


As a little kid, he was the first player I ever feared. Thought he'd hurt the Packers. Was a wounded Bear toward the end- his knee if I remember right.

Knew how to market himself with those Miller Lite conmmercials too.
Gene363 Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Oct 5 2023, 9:10 PM EST
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RIP
MACS Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Oct 6 2023, 5:31 AM EST
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One of the original monsters of the midway.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Oct 6 2023, 10:01 AM EST
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I don't know who delivered the most brutal blows on opponents...

D!ck Butkus
Lyle Alzado
Ronnie Lott
Chris Spielman
Jack Lambert

RIP
Mr. Jones Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Oct 6 2023, 10:05 AM EST
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I saw him on a guest appearance on
The original MAGNUM P.I.? a few days ago or The Rockford Files?...on that ME TV RETRO CHANNEL...
8trackdisco Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Oct 6 2023, 11:38 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
I don't know who delivered the most brutal blows on opponents...

D!ck Butkus
Lyle Alzado
Ronnie Lott
Chris Spielman
Jack Lambert

RIP


I vaguely remember watching Deacon Jones. That fothermucker could hit.
You list is impressive. I'd add Chuck Cecil and Steve Atwater.
Palama Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Oct 6 2023, 12:21 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
One of the original monsters of the midway.


For S&G I Googled the MOTM moniker and found out some interesting things:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_of_the_Midway

Didn’t realize it went back so far as well as the origins of it.
Burner02 Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Oct 8 2023, 10:23 AM EST
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RIP DB!

Another great, I did not see mentioned above from back in the day was Ray Nitschke, former Packers player. Well chit, I maybe dating myself.
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#10 Posted: Sun, Oct 8 2023, 7:02 PM EST
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He was friends with my uncles parents. When they got married butkus bought them a pool table. I never met the guy. Didn't know he was a sports player I just thought he had an unfortunate name.
delta1 Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Oct 8 2023, 9:32 PM EST
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Butkus and Sayers and Payton were among my fave non-Rams players in the 60s


RIP Mr. Butkus
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