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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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Defense & Fumbles

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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

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt 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

Kicking & Punting

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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 FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
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

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G 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

Scoring Summary

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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

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972

First-Team All-Pro

1965
1968
1969
1970
1972

Fumbles Recovered

1965 NFL 7 (2/16)
1966 NFL 4 (3)
1967 NFL 3 (6)
1972 NFL 4 (5)
Career 27 (29)

Fumble Return TD

1973 NFL 1 (1/38)

Safeties

1969 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (69)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1965Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1967Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1968Pro 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
1969Associated 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
1970Associated 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
1971Associated 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
1972Associated 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