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Since 1950, Dick Butkus is the only linebacker to be voted Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten.
My Five Best College Football Players of All Time | myFiveBest 2009
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A few years ago, Butkus coached a high school football team, the chronicle of which aired on an ESPN series called Butkus has a website, which I highly recommend that you check out.
Out of Bounds 2008
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WD: Butkus, as in Dick Butkus, the great Chicago Bears linebacker?
Wendy Diamond: In Wendy's Doghouse: Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight Wendy Diamond 2011
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By Marty Butkus, APDefinition: Team sum of rushing and passing yards.
For Super Bowl winners, the most vital stat to victory is ... 2009
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NOD: My biggest puppy pal today is my in-laws' rescue Yorkie, Butkus.
Wendy Diamond: In Wendy's Doghouse: Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight Wendy Diamond 2011
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But our Butkus is way more protective than he is aggressive.
Wendy Diamond: In Wendy's Doghouse: Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight Wendy Diamond 2011
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Asked who he'd pick as icons, based solely on their performances while competing in the Big Ten, Jackson mentions Jesse Owens, Eric Heiden, Jerry Lucas, Red Grange, Jack Nicklaus, Dick Butkus and "obviously John Wooden, who glows as each day passes."
Keith Jackson returns; Jenn Sterger joins new Versus show 2010
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Well, I suppose there's a little Dick Butkus in there -- he's got some attitude and determination.
Wendy Diamond: In Wendy's Doghouse: Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight Wendy Diamond 2011
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He is a three-time All-American who won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the top defensive player in the nation in 2006 and added another Nagurski Award plus the Dick Butkus Award as top linebacker in 2007.
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WD: So, as a person who knows all about celebrities, I'll ask you: If Butkus was a celebrity, who would he be?
Wendy Diamond: In Wendy's Doghouse: Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight Wendy Diamond 2011
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