(born 1942), US football player; full name Richard Marvin Butkus. A middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears 1965–73, he was named to the National Football League's (NFL) All-Pro team six times. Football Hall of Fame (1979).
Definition of Butkus, Dick in US English:
Butkus, Dick
proper nounˈbətkis
(born 1942), US football player; full name Richard Marvin Butkus. A middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears 1965–73, he was named to the National Football League's (NFL) All-Pro team six times. Football Hall of Fame (1979).