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ButkusDick Butkus
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Butkus

331 pagesFirst published 19971 edition
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"In his first full autobiography, Dick Butkus, the legendary linebacker of the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1973, recounts his entire life story, from growing up in a blue-collar family on Chicago's South Side to his uncomfortable yet ultimately glorious years at the University of Illinois. He reveals what it felt like to be the ninth child of two hardworking Lithuanian parents - one was almost born in a coal mine, the other barely made it to America alive - and the camaraderie and contentment he experienced while playing football. He recalls historic seasons with the Bears in which he played…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionDoubleday19973269780385486484
Football playersChicago Bears (Football team)BiographyFootball, biography