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All news /  2014-09-12 14:53:34 / 

Dick Butkus

Date / 2014-09-12 14:53:34

Bears also selected the MLB Dick Butkus along with their 3rd complete pick in year 1965 draft. However, Butkus is the two-time of American MLB as well as the center at University of Illinois; those even won Association Player of American Football Coaches for the Year as well as also finished the 3rd in Heisman voting as the senior. Moreover, Bears even drafted Gale Sayers through subsequent pick in initial most round, it is actually a quite good day for Bears. Butkus is even drafted by Broncos in AFL as well as evidently offered much of money for joining AFL, however Butkus also wished to play in highly prestigious NFL as well as to play for their hometown Bears.

Inspite of their presence of the Hall of Fame at the MLB Bill George, even Butkus has earned the beginning of the gig being the rookie. While being asked regarding losing their job for Butkus, George, 14-year veteran during the specific time, even responded that second thing that i saw on the field, I also knew that my playing days are all over,” said George. “No one ever has looked to be good prior or even ever since.”

This didn’t take the Butkus quite long to make the perfect impact; in such a thing first start of Butkus also had about 11 tackles. Being the rookie, Butkus also led Bears in the tackles, during the interceptions, also forced fumbled as well as the fumble recoveries. Then he was also quite unstoppable beast during middle of Bears defense that also from the first day. In many of these seasons Butkus will also have been the lock for the Rookie of this Year, however, back then so they also do not have the separate or the exclusive awards for the offense as well as for the defense, so ROY also went to the colleague Gale Sayers.


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