Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus was a beloved American linebacker, sports commentator and actor. Butkus played in the NFL for 9 seasons and made eight Pro Bowls. By the time he retired at age 31, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1985, the Butkus Award was founded and given to the top linebacker at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. The Chicago Bears retired his No. 51 jersey in 1994. 

After his retirement from the Bears, Butkus began his career in television and played roles on MacGyver, Half Nelson, Blue Thunder and My Two Dads. He also starred in a series of Miller Lite ads and appeared in features including Any Given Sunday, The Longest Yard and Necessary Roughness. 

Butkus returned to the Bears as a radio announcer for several years and was a panelist on CBS' The NFL Today pregame show.