# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dick-butkus
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:32:40.977Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dick-butkus"
name: "Dick Butkus"
slug: "dick-butkus"
description: "Richard Marvin Butkus was an American professional football linebacker, sports commentator, and actor. He played football for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973. He was invited to eight Pro Bowls in nine seasons, named a first-team All-Pro five times, and was twice recognized by his peers as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. Butkus was renowned as a fierce tackler and for the relentless effort with which he played. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intimidating linebackers in professional football history."
tagline: "American football player (1942–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dickbutkus.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1942-12-09"
deathDate: "2023-10-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0124792"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump