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‘‘Mongo’’ lies in wait.
His eyes slowly move back and forth, watching the cameramen setting up their equipment, people laying out pastries, checking champagne bottles.
In time, everything is ready for the TV ceremony to start, for the presentation to Steve McMichael of his Pro Football Hall of Fame bust.
But there is time to kill. So the former Bears defensive tackle with 92.5 sacks, two first-team All-Pro selections, one Super Bowl championship and now a spot in the Hall of Fame, bides his time.