Dick Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame Linebacker and the 'Ultimate Bear,' Dead at 80

ick Butkus watches NFL football game against the Houston Texans Sunday, 2022, in Chicago.Photo:AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Dick Butkus, the legendary Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 80. Paramedics responded to a call for a medical emergency at Butkus' residence in Malibu at 12:52 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman said. Butkus was pronounced dead at the scene. “Dick was the ultimate Bear, and one of the greatest players in NFL history,” Bears chairman George H.

Dick Halligan of Grammy-Winning Jazz-Rock Group Blood, Sweat & Tears Dead at 78

Dick Halligan, a founding member of the Grammy-winning jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died. He was 78. After earning his masters from the Manhattan School of Music in theory and composition, Halligan continued honing his sound in New York when his friend Fred Lipsius, the original saxophonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, asked him to join their ranks. “Halligan initially turned him down, but later changed his mind when they said they were going to California – a place Halligan wanted to see,” the release read.

Dick Hoyt, Boston Marathon Icon Who Pushed His Son in a Wheelchair at Races, Dies at 80

Dick Hoyt.Photo: Gregory Rec/Getty ImagesDick Hoyt— the beloved Boston Marathon runner who pushed his son, Rick Hoyt, in a wheelchair at the annual race for decades — has died at the age of 80.He died in his sleep at his Holland, Mass., home on Wednesday morning, according to his family.“He had an ongoing heart condition that he had been struggling with for years and it just got the better of him,” Russ Hoyt, one of his sons, told theAssociated Press.

Dick Savitt, Tennis Hall of Famer, Dead at 95

Photo: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Dick Savitt, who won Wimbledon in 1951 and was later inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1976, has died. The tennis legend was 95. Savitt’s son, Bob,confirmedhis death toThe Washington Poston Monday. Columbia University Athletics, who named their tennis center after Savitt, also posted an obituary for Savitt on theirwebsiteon Saturday. Savitt, a self-taught tennis player, learned to play when he worked as a ballboy at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Orange, New Jersey, at the age of 13, according toThe Post.

Dick Van Dyke and Jane Seymour Step Out for 'Fun and Scares' on Halloween as They Attend Festive Bash

Jane Seymour shares photo with William Joseph, Dick Van Dyke, and Amy Manford.Photo:Jane Seymour / Instagram Jane Seymour / Instagram It was aHalloweenfull of “fun and scares” forDick Van Dykeand ​​Jane Seymour! “Ghosts and ghouls bid their adieu, 👻 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣The fun and scares with @official_dick_van_dyke, @amy_manford, & @williamjosephmusic are now through, ⁣⁣⁣Halloween’s delight takes its flight, 🧹 ⁣⁣⁣Until next year, it’s time to vanish out of sight! 💨 ⁣⁣,” wrote Seymour in the caption.