Dick Butkus whose full name is Richard Marvin Butkus died on October 5, 2023, at the age of 80, and was an American football linebacker, sports commentator, and actor. He played football for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1965 to 1973.

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Dick Butkus wife

Butkus married his high school sweetheart, Helen Essenberg, in 1963 while they were students at the University of Illinois.

Dick Butkus children

Dick Butkus has three children with his wife and they are Ricky, Matt, and Nikki.

Dick Butkus parents

Dick Butkus was born in Chicago, and he is the youngest of eight children, but the first to be born in a hospital to his parents John Butkus and Emma Butkus. His father John, a Lithuanian immigrant to Ellis Island who spoke broken English, was an electrician and worked for the Pullman-Standard railroad car manufacturing company. His mother, Emma, worked 50 hours a week at a laundry.

Dick Butkus siblings

Dick Butkus was not the only child of his parents. He has seven siblings who are Ronald, Donald, David, Alberta, Lenore, and John. His older brother Ron played football for three colleges and tried out for the Cardinals before quitting due to a bad knee.

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