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Urlacher party is over
In the early 1970s, the older kids in my neighborhood wore Dick Butkus "51" jerseys. I had to go to NFL Films to learn what all the fuss was about. The only Butkus I saw was the broken-down linebacker in his final two years. History repeats itself. It...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Nick Roach, London Fletcher, Lovie Smith
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Butkus knows what Urlacher's going through
Dick Butkus can feel Brian Urlacher's pain. From one Hall of Fame Bears middle linebacker to a future Hall of Famer, Butkus knows first-hand about knee soreness, immobility and desperation to find a cure. While sources told the Tribune this week that...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Sports, Football, Acupuncture, Brian Urlacher
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Notre Dame linebacker wins Lombardi Award
Associated PressHOUSTON — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o won the Lombardi Award on Wednesday as college football’s best lineman or linebacker. Te’o, also a Heisman Trophy finalist, had 103 tackles and seven interceptions this year to help...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Sports, College Football, Football, Bronko Nagurski
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Virgen's View: Te'o caps special week in Newport Beach
Manti Te'o's crazy, whirlwind of a week ended just the way he wanted: with the Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. It was only a year ago when Te'o announced he was returning to play at Notre Dame during the ceremony at the...
Tags: Mormonism, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Sports, College Football, Football
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Steve Sabol
Blogging with Bill WhiteBefore I get to a classic NFL Films clip in tribute to the late Steve Sabol, who died Tuesday, I'll share another Grammar Police photo sent to me by one of our readers. The guy who sent it in had...... -
More than anyone, Te'o fits Heisman ideal
Pity the poor assistant athletic director at Notre Dame who probably leafed through the NCAA manual to see if rules allow member institutions to cover shipping costs for student-athletes awarded more trophies than your kid's soccer team. Manti Te'o...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Football, Football, Collin Klein, ESPN (tv network)
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Bears, Tillman deliver knockout
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Somehow it was perfect that the number the Bears put on the scoreboard was the same as the one they retired in honor of Dick Butkus, the linebacker celebrated as the most feared man in football during his Hall of Fame career. A...
Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, Jurrell Casey
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Bear for all seasons
In August 2001, Dick Butkus was approached with a deal. If he would record a radio advertisement, he would be given an EBCT heart scan. The scan normally would have cost about $15,000 and insurance didn't cover it. "What the hell," Butkus said. "I hadn'...
Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Radio, Detroit Lions, Soldier Field, George Halas
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Te'o wins collegiate Butkus, ND commit Smith wins HS version
South Bend TribuneCall it a clean sweep for Notre Dame and the Butkus awards. Irish senior linebacker Manti Te’o on Monday was named the winner of the 28th annual collegiate Butkus Award while Irish commit Jaylon Smith was named the winner of the high school Butkus...Tags: Landforms, Chicago Bears, Football, C.J. Mosley, Schools
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Chicago Tribune's Silver Football history
The Chicago Tribune's Silver Football, awarded annually to the best in the Big Ten since 1924, pre-dates the Heisman Trophy by 11 years.
Red Grange of Illinois was the first recipient and Jay Berwanger of Chicago won it in 1935, the year he was named the...Tags: The Ohio State University, Sports, Football, Education, University of Chicago
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Wright in line for promotion
Early last offseason, Bears safeties coach Gill Byrd received a text. "I feel this is going to be my year." And then, "I need you to coach me and be there for me." The sender was Major Wright. It was the first sign something would be different about...
Tags: Albert Haynesworth, Chicago Bears, Reggie White, Football, Detroit Lions
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Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
Chicago Tribune reporterWho is your choice for the biggest surprise of the season so far? Would I be in the running if I said Tim Jennings? -- Chuck Durante, Guiling, China There are a number of candidates. Tim Jennings is a good one, seeing he was benched at the end of last...Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Mike Martz, Corey Wootton, Reggie White, Joe Thomas
Dec 7, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 24, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 12, 2012
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Sep 19, 2012
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Dec 6, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 15, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 3, 2012
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 3, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 31, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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