Richard Marvin Butkus
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1942 in Chicago, IL
College: Illinois (school history)
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.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 99 (155th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1965 | 4 | 1965-10-10 | 22-305 | CHI | RAM | W 31-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1965 | 5 | 1965-10-17 | 22-312 | CHI | @ | MIN | W 45-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1965 | 8 | 1965-11-07 | 22-333 | CHI | BAL | L 21-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 1965 | 9 | 1965-11-14 | 22-340 | CHI | STL | W 34-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 1965 | 11 | 1965-11-28 | 22-354 | CHI | @ | NYG | W 35-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 6 | 1966 | 1 | 1966-09-11 | 23-276 | CHI | @ | DET | L 3-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1966 | 4 | 1966-10-09 | 23-304 | CHI | BAL | W 27-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1966 | 13 | 1966-12-11 | 24-002 | CHI | @ | SFO | L 14-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1966 | 14 | 1966-12-18 | 24-009 | CHI | MIN | W 41-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 10 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-17 | 24-282 | CHI | @ | PIT | L 13-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 11 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-15 | 25-281 | CHI | WAS | L 28-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1968 | 5 | 1968-10-13 | 25-309 | CHI | DET | L 10-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1968 | 9 | 1968-11-10 | 25-337 | CHI | SFO | W 27-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 14 | 1968 | 12 | 1968-12-01 | 25-358 | CHI | @ | NOR | W 23-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 1968 | 13 | 1968-12-08 | 25-365 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 17-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 16 | 1969 | 1 | 1969-09-21 | 26-286 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 0-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1969 | 4 | 1969-10-12 | 26-307 | CHI | MIN | L 0-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 1969 | 10 | 1969-11-23 | 26-349 | CHI | BAL | L 21-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1969 | 13 | 1969-12-14 | 27-005 | CHI | GNB | L 3-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 1969 | 14 | 1969-12-21 | 27-012 | CHI | DET | L 3-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 21 | 1970 | 1 | 1970-09-19 | 27-284 | CHI | @ | NYG | W 24-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1970 | 10 | 1970-11-22 | 27-348 | CHI | BUF | W 31-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 27-355 | CHI | @ | BAL | L 20-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 24 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 28-284 | CHI | PIT | W 17-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 25 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 28-298 | CHI | @ | RAM | L 3-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-29 | 28-355 | CHI | @ | MIA | L 3-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1971 | 13 | 1971-12-12 | 29-003 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 10-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 28 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 29-297 | CHI | DET | L 24-38 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-23 | 29-319 | CHI | MIN | W 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 30 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 29-353 | CHI | CIN | L 3-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 31 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | 30-323 | CHI | HOU | W 35-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 Games | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 166 | 0 | ||||||||