Word: butkus
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...sure looked like a throwback game, as the nonstop rain made the field into a 100-yard plot of mud a little reminiscent of a rice patty. The huge divots in the turf were filled with water, creating the atmosphere of a game only Dick Butkus could love...
...that sort of generalization. Montana may be the best quarterback ever. Marino is certainly one of the best drop back passers the game has ever seen. But can it be argued that those men are better than the great defensive players of the sport, like Taylor, or Dick Butkus? The offensive and defensive games can't be properly compared. So how about Major League Baseball? Right now, there is a slew of young talent. Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Roberto Alomar, Juan Gonzalez, and many more. But the fact that they are all young prevents them from being serious considerations...
Cornell's All-America linebacker, Mitch Lee, plays like Dick Butkus. Big Red running back John McNiff (130 yards, two touchdowns) thinks he's Walter Payton. The Crimson just think of going back home...
...Herschel Walker really that good? For all those players and all those draft picks the Minnesota Vikings gave up, Walker better run like O.J., catch like Largent, throw like Unitas, block like Upshaw and tackle like Butkus...
...reason for all her enthusiasm was simple. Her son, my uncle, was a starting defensive end. He was pretty good for Ivy League standards. Grandma thought he played like Dick Butkus...