Butkus, and his peer Ray Nitschke (GB), and earlier, Sam Huff (NYG) would not be seen by Gen X. By then the game became a passing type- these three were there to stop the running game - basically a now obsolete three linebacker formation. Three tough guys indeed. As for their post football careers, meh. I saw Jim Brown in the Dirty Dozen - meh.. Namath sold Noxema and women’s stockings - meh meh...
It had been 20 years since Butkus retired before I became aware of his existence. That was due mostly to NFL commentators mentioning him by comparison to players at the time.
I never saw him in anything other than archived ads on YouTube. Who was this Dick Butt-kiss guy people talk about I thought?
Butkus, and his peer Ray Nitschke (GB), and earlier, Sam Huff (NYG) would not be seen by Gen X. By then the game became a passing type- these three were there to stop the running game - basically a now obsolete three linebacker formation. Three tough guys indeed. As for their post football careers, meh. I saw Jim Brown in the Dirty Dozen - meh.. Namath sold Noxema and women’s stockings - meh meh...
It had been 20 years since Butkus retired before I became aware of his existence. That was due mostly to NFL commentators mentioning him by comparison to players at the time.
I never saw him in anything other than archived ads on YouTube. Who was this Dick Butt-kiss guy people talk about I thought?
Now we know.