Dick Butkus

Coaches, players throughout the NFL salute Ray Lewis

2013-01-02 18:53:00

The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of strong reactions around the league. Respect, homage and sadness were all expressed�upon learning that the defensive icon will walk away from the game...

What they're saying about Ray Lewis' retirement

2013-01-03 08:34:00

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced Wednesday that he would retire at season’s end. He is one of the greatest linebackers to lace them up. Here is what other media outlets are saying about Lewis this morning. --- Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports...

Instant Analysis on Ray Lewis' retirement

2013-01-02 11:35:00

What our reporters and columnists are saying about Ray Lewis announcing his retirement today: Jeff Zrebiec, reporter: The timing on Ray Lewis' announcement, to me, is overblown. After 17 mostly dominant seasons, he has earned the right to go out however...

Preston: Ray Lewis will retire as the greatest middle linebacker to play the game

2013-01-02 15:42:00

There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever. Lewis, 37, made the announcement Wednesday...

With struggles this year, questions raised about Ravens LB Ray Lewis

2012-10-11 18:23:00

A helmet to the chest from Kansas City Chiefs center Ryan Lilja rudely greeted Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis, a punishing blow reinforced by Lilja shoving the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year to the ground. Lewis suffered similar rough...

Ravens' nose guards had a long day in Kansas City

2012-10-11 13:14:00

Bulldozed by the Kansas City Chiefs' running game in the first half�prior to a�halftime adjustment that salvaged a 9-6 victory, the Ravens' defense was particularly susceptible to the zone-stretch play. As star running back Jamaal Charles rumbled for 125...

Maryland linebacker Kenny Tate named to Butkus Award watch list

2012-07-16 09:25:00

Maryland fifth-year senior Kenny Tate is one of 51 college football players on the Butkus Award watch list. The award, named for Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, is given annually to the country’s top linebacker. Semifinalists will be named Oct. 22,...

Ray Lewis: A gentleman off the field

2012-02-02 09:45:00

On a trip to Dallas from BWI last week, to my surprise, I was sitting next to Ray Lewis of the Ravens. He was on his way to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, and I'm sure it was a bittersweet trip for him. Mr. Lewis accommodated anyone and everyone who asked for an...

Ray Lewis headlines ESPN's 'All Era' team

2012-01-31 06:00:00

Last week, ESPN revealed its NFL “All Era” team, which recognized those current players whose attitudes and styles of play would make them successful in, well, any era, whether it is today’s pass-happy NFL or the days when Dick Butkus...

The key to Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis' longevity? Hard work.

2011-08-20 12:51:00

About a month after last season ended, Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano received a text from a friend that read: "I'm watching one of your players run in the sand for an hour." Later that morning, another text flashed on Pagano's phone: "Now, I'...

Finding work as role players

2011-08-06 00:00:00

Upon learning of Bubba Smith's death at age 66 this week, football fans may have remembered him as one of most fearsome defensive players of the 1960s, a stalwart in college at Michigan State and a key player in leading the Baltimore Colts to a victory in...

Sorry R. Lewis, but Ogden is best Raven ever

2008-06-14 00:00:00

It has been the source of a major debate for years. Who is the best Raven - Jonathan Ogden or Ray Lewis? It's really no contest. The most physical, technically sound and dominating player is Ogden. The player with the most impact on franchise history...

Dick Butkus.

2012-12-15 13:51:00

Dick Butkus in the late 1960's.

2012-12-14 17:35:11

Dick Butkus at Chicago Vocational High in 1960.

2012-12-14 17:35:53