never realized they were bad ass in the day,great vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk35vPHDtAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk35vPHDtAQ
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wtf they just blocked it..fuckers...was a great vid
never mind...guessing they simply want you to watch on youtube...vid still works on youtube
just type it in Cliff/Flyn
Quarterbacks would complain of Butkus biting them in pileups.[55] Lions tight end Charlie Sanders recalled Butkus poking him in the eyes with his fingers through his face mask.[56] He once intercepted a pass from Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton near the goal line, and instead of taking the ball into the end zone for an easy touchdown, he took aim at Tarkenton to run him over.[6] When asked by a reporter if he was mean as the rumors suggested, Butkus replied, "I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately. Unless it was, you know, importantālike a league game or something."[57]
He played angry, often "manufacturing" things to make him mad, because he felt it gave him a competitive edge.[51][58] After the Bears lost to the Lions in their first matchup of 1969, Lions rookie running back Altie Taylor told reporters that Butkus was overrated. The next time the teams played that season, Butkus responded by chasing Taylor out of bounds after a play and causing him to jump into the stands at Wrigley Field.[59][60]
Butkus became most noted for his tackling ability, and the ferocity with which he tackled opponents. He was named the most feared tackler of all time by the NFL Network in 2009.[61] Once during practice, he hit a metal football sled so hard that he crumpled it and left a piece of it dangling off.[52] "Tackling wasn't good enough," recalled former Bears defensive end Ed O'Bradovich. "Just to hit people wasn't good enough. He loved to crush people."[59] Butkus is credited with 1,020 tackles in his NFL career.[15][62][63]