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Bears legend and NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus has died. He was 80 years old.
According to TMZ, Butkus was found unresponsive in his Malibu, California, home on Thursday.
After playing college football at Illinois, Butkus played his entire NFL career with his hometown Bears from 1965 to 1973.
Butkus, whose No. 51 was retired by the Bears in 1994, was named to the league’s All-Decade teams in the ‘60s and ‘70s ... as well as the 75th and 100th Anniversary teams.
He entered the Hall of Fame in 1979 in his first year of eligibility.