Dick Butkus
Awards And Accomplishments
1963 | Silver Football Award as Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player after leading Illinois to conference championship |
1963-64 | College All-America at linebacker position while playing for University of Illinois; all Big-Ten selection as linebacker and center |
1964 | Selected National Football Player of the Year by National Football Coaches Association |
1965 | Selected NFL Rookie of the Year |
1971 | In rare offensive play, caught leaping pass for winning extra point as Bears defeated Washington Redskins, 16-15 |
1979 | Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame |
1983 | Selected to College Football Hall of Fame |
1985 | Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando establishes Butkus Award for nation's top college football linebacker |
1986 | University of Illinois retires his jersey number (50) |
1994 | Chicago Bears retire his jersey number (51) |
1995 | Selected to Rose Bowl Hall of Fame |
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