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Butkus featured on 'Bears Classics'

The Bears have teamed with Comcast SportsNet to create a new installment of their Emmy Award-winning documentary series chronicling the life of Hall of Fame middle linebacker Dick Butkus.

The latest version of "Bears Classics presented by Xfinity" will debut at 9 p.m. Wednesday exclusively on CSN and feature arguably the most ferocious player in NFL history.

Dick Butkus
The latest version of "Bears Classics presented by Xfinity" will feature Hall of Famer Dick Butkus.

A local product who grew up on Chicago's south side, Butkus attended Chicago Vocational High School and the University of Illinois before playing his entire nine-year NFL career with the Bears from 1965-73.