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Dick Butkus
Richard Marvin Butkus
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1942 in Chicago, IL
College: Illinois
Career AV: 97 (159th overall since 1950)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (9th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1965*+ | 23 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 1966* | 24 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| 1967* | 25 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 1968*+ | 26 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1969*+ | 27 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| 1970*+ | 28 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 1971* | 29 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1972*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| 1973 | 31 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Career | 119 | 0 | 22 | 166 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 117 | |||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1966* | 24 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 10.7 | 32 | |||||
| 1968*+ | 26 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 15.0 | 30 | |||||
| 1969*+ | 27 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 28 | |||||
| 1970*+ | 28 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971* | 29 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 15 | |||||
| 1972*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 43 | |||||
| Career | 119 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 0 | 28 | 10.0 | 148 | |||||||||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1971* | 29 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1972*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 119 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1972*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 119 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969*+ | 27 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1971* | 29 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1972*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | 31 | CHI | MLB | 51 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 119 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| 1965 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1966 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1967 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1968 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1969 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Hall of Fame: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1970 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1971 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1972 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL |