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On October 24, 1971, the Lions hosted the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium. Late in the fourth quarter, with Detroit trailing 28–23, the Lions were driving into Chicago territory and Hughes, who entered the game as an injury replacement, caught a pass from quarterback Greg Landry for 32 yards and a first down at the Bears' 37-yard line.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966). Marshall: 37 members died in an airplane crash (1970). Wichita State: most of the starting players and coaches, 31 in total, died in an airplane crash (1970). Cal Poly Mustangs football team: 16 players and 6 others died in an airplane crash (1960).
Major Floyd "Stick" Hazelton (September 19, 1943 – December 3, 2023) was a professional football player. He played for the Chicago Bears after being drafted from FAMU where he was a football and track star.
The Bears finally got around to retiring his No. 51, along with Sayers’ No. 40, on a rainy Halloween night in 1994 at Soldier Field. Butkus’ NFL legacy was sealed years ago. But in Chicago, he ...
A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” According to a ...
Dick Butkus, the player who perhaps best epitomized the tough and determined identity of the Chicago Bears, has died, the Tribune confirmed Thursday. He was 80. The Butkus family said Thursday he ...
As a member of the Bears, he was selected to four consecutive Pro Bowls from 1985 to 1988 and was part of the 1985 defense that won the franchise's first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XX. He also played for the New York Giants and Phoenix Cardinals, winning Super Bowl XXV with the former. At age 50, Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to ...
Former Chicago Bear and NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, considered among the best linebackers to ever play the game, has died, the team said Thursday.