Richard Marvin Butkus net worth is
$8 Million
Richard Marvin Butkus Wiki Biography
Dick Butkus was born on the 9th December 1942, in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is a former professional American Football player who spent his entire career as a linebacker in the NFL team the Chicago Bears (1965-1973). One of the most intimidating players at the time, Butkus has been a Hall of Famer since 1979. Thanks to his skills, Butkus’ net worth significantly increased. His playing career started in 1965 and ended in 1973, after which he became a broadcaster and actor, among other interests.
Have you ever wondered how rich Dick Butkus is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dick Butkus’ net worth is as high as $8 million. After his career in football, Butkus appeared in several films which also added a lot to his wealth.
Dick Butkus Net Worth $8 Million
Richard Marvin “Dick” Butkus was a youngest of nine children of Lithuanian immigrants Emma, a laundry worker, and Don, an electrician. Butkus grew up in Chicago South Side and went to Chicago Vocational High School, and later studied at the University of Illinois from 1962 to 1965. He was one of the most valuable players in college and totalled 374 tackles in his college career.
The Chicago Bears drafted Butkus as the 3rd pick overall in the 1965 NFL Draft, and he never played for another team during his career. Butkus was selected eight times to the Pro Bowl (1965-1972), and six times into the First-team All-Pro (1965, 1967–1970, 1972). Dick was also twice an NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1969, 1970), and found his place in the NFL 1960s and 1970s All-Decade Teams.
Thanks to his great performance, his net worth increased by a large margin, as he received lucrative contracts from the Bears. Dubbed “The Most Feared Man in the Game”, Butkus had the best season of the career in 1970 recording 132 tackles, 84 assists, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Several severe knee injuries saw him finish his career aged 31, and the Chicago Bears retired his jersey No. 51. Dick ended his career with a total of 1,020 tackles, 23 interceptions, and 27 fumble recoveries.
After his playing days were over, Butkus became an actor and broadcaster. He made his debut in the film “The Longest Yard” (1974) starring Burt Reynolds, and continued his careerwith a role in “Cry, Onion!” (1975) with Franco Nero. The following year he featured in “Mother, Jugs & Speed”, with Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, and Harvey Keitel, and a few years later he got the part in Jerry Lewis’ “Cracking Up” (1983), further increasing his net worth. Dick also had roles in “Johnny Dangerously” (1984) starring Michael Keaton, and in Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday” (1999) with Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, and Matthew Modine. All contributed to is net worth.
Butkus appeared in several TV series, such as “Blue Thunder” (1984), “My Two Dads” (1987-1990), and “Hang Time” (1995-2000), which also added to his net worth. He worked as an analyst on “The NFL Today” pre-game show from 1988 to 1989 and also made a few commercials, including the one for FedEx in 2005.
Regarding his personal life, Dick Butkus has been married to Helen Essenberg since 1963; they met while studying at the University of Illinois, and they have three children together. He established The Butkus Foundation that includes The I Play Clean Campaign, The Butkus Award, and The Dick Butkus Center for Cardiovascular Wellness.
| Full Name | Dick Butkus |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 9, 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 111.13 |
| Profession | Former American football linebacker, NFL Player, Actor, Broadcaster, TV personality, endorser |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Chicago Vocational High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Helen Essenhart (m. 1963-) |
| Children | Richard M. Butkus Jr., Nikki Butkus, Matt Butkus |
| Parents | Emma Butkus, Don Butkus |
| https://www.facebook.com/51.butkus | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124792/ |
| Awards | Chicago Tribune Silver Football-Big Ten's Most Valuable Player (1963), American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year (1964), Sporting News Player of the Year (1964), UPI College Lineman of the Year (1964), Consensus All-American (1963, 1964), Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy |
| Nominations | Pro Bowl (1965–1972), First-team All-Pro (1965, 1967–1970, 1972), Second-team All-Pro (1966, 1971), NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1969, 1970), NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team |
| Movies | The Longest Yard (1974,), Cry, Onion! (1975), Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), Gus (1976), Superdome (1978), Cracking Up (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984), Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986), The Stepford Children (1987), Spontaneous Combustion (1990) |
| TV Shows | The NFL Today (1988), Blue Thunder, My Two Dads, Hang Time |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Appeared in a commercial for "FedEx Express". [2009] |
| 2 | Inducted into the ESPN Chicago Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Ernie Banks, and Mike Ditka. |
| 3 | Father of Richard M. Butkus Jr.. |
| 4 | Center/linebacker for the University of Illinois football team, 1962-1964. |
| 5 | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. |
| 6 | Mentioned in the Sublime song "Same in the End". |
| 7 | Since 1985 the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Florida has presented the annual Dick Butkus Award to the top linebacker in college football. |
| 8 | Was frequently paired up with Bubba Smith in Miller Lite commercials. Also worked with Smith in the Blue Thunder (1984) TV series. |
| 9 | Is of Lithuanian descent. |
| 10 | Uniform number 51 retired by the Bears. |
| 11 | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. |
| 12 | Considered to be the meanest linebacker ever to play football. |
| 13 | Was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears, with whom he spent nine years as a linebacker (1965-1973) and appeared in eight straight Pro Bowls (1965-1972). |
| 14 | Has two sons and a daughter |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bears' Picnic | 2002 | Dick Butkus | |
| Hang Time | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Coach Mike Katowinski |
| Malibu, CA | 2000 | TV Series | Uncle Charlie |
| Any Given Sunday | 1999 | Opposing Coach - Game 3 | |
| Burke's Law | 1994 | TV Series | |
| Let's Kill All the Lawyers | 1992 | The Turnkey | |
| MacGyver | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Earl Dent |
| Necessary Roughness | 1991 | Convict Football Player | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | 1990 | Dick Butkus | |
| Spontaneous Combustion | 1990 | Lt. General | |
| My Two Dads | 1987-1989 | TV Series | Ed Klawicki |
| Crash Course | 1988 | TV Movie | Ed Konner |
| Growing Pains | 1988 | TV Series | Robert |
| Matlock | 1987 | TV Series | Vic Garrett / The Annihilator |
| The Stepford Children | 1987 | TV Movie | Tom Wilcox |
| Time Out for Dad | 1987 | TV Movie | Dick Kowalski |
| Night Court | 1986 | TV Series | Stanley |
| Blacke's Magic | 1986 | TV Series | Ruston |
| Hamburger: The Motion Picture | 1986 | Drootin | |
| Half Nelson | 1985 | TV Series | Beau |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1985 | TV Series | Tank Mason |
| The Star Games | 1985 | TV Series | Referee |
| Johnny Dangerously | 1984 | Arthur | |
| The Love Boat | 1984 | TV Series | Ernie Jordan |
| Blue Thunder | 1984 | TV Series | Richard 'Ski' Butowski |
| Cracking Up | 1983 | Anti-Smoking Enforcer | |
| Simon & Simon | 1982 | TV Series | Joe Blake |
| The Greatest American Hero | 1982 | TV Series | Coach Andrews |
| Matt Houston | 1982 | TV Series | Crusher Kawalski |
| Cass Malloy | 1982 | TV Movie | Officer Alvin Dimsky |
| Deadly Games | 1982 | Joe Adams | |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1982 | TV Series | Clarence / Dumbo |
| Vega$ | 1981 | TV Series | Vinnie Trancas |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 1980 | TV Movie | Brom Bones |
| Fantasy Island | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Derrick Haskell / Moose Maloney |
| Taxi | 1979 | TV Series | Party Guy |
| Wonder Woman | 1979 | TV Series | Neil |
| Superdome | 1978 | TV Movie | Scott Hennerson |
| Gus | 1976 | Rob Cargil | |
| Mother, Jugs & Speed | 1976 | Rodeo | |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Al Fanducci |
| The Rockford Files | 1976 | TV Series | Dick Butkus |
| Petrocelli | 1975 | TV Series | Bill Eberly |
| Joe Forrester | 1975 | TV Series | |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1975 | TV Series | Bobby Laport |
| Bronk | 1975 | TV Series | Roman Manescu |
| Police Story | 1975 | TV Series | Selig / Sullivan |
| Cipolla Colt | 1975 | Jeff | |
| A Matter of Wife... and Death | 1975 | TV Movie | Heavy |
| McMillan & Wife | 1974 | TV Series | Coach |
| Emergency! | 1974 | TV Series | Dave 'The Animal' |
| Brian's Song | 1971 | TV Movie | Dick Butkus (uncredited) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Football Life | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Didn't Do It | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mike & Mike | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Pro Football Hall of Famer |
| The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Deal or No Deal | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Supporter |
| American Chopper: The Series | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bernie Mac Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bound for Glory | 2005 | TV Series | Head Varsity Football Coach |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Inside Schwartz | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| WWE Raw | 2001 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Audience Member |
| X.F.L. | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Early Edition | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Coach | 1992-1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chicago Sons | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Grace | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wheel of Fortune | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| Saturday Night Live | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Himself | |
| Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Kate & Allie | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The NFL Today | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Studio Analyst |
| The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| WrestleMania 2 | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| All Star Blitz | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Pro Football Player |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| NFL Monday Night Football | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Himself - Chicago Bears Linebacker |
| The NFL on NBC | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Chicago Bears Linebacker |
| 1971 NFL Pro Bowl | 1971 | TV Special | Himself - NFC Linebacker |
| The NFL on CBS | 1966-1970 | TV Series | Himself - Chicago Bears Linebacker |
| 1964 Rose Bowl | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself - Illinois Fighting Illini Linebacker |
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