RIP Dave Butz

One of my favorites. Brought it every week and was dominant in the middle. 16 year career for a defensive lineman -- incredible.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/gentle-giant-dave-butz-washington-legend-dead-at-72-nfl-tracker/ar-AA13Kadb

https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/Dave-Butz-b17580d4-2d4f-4a04-a1ad-05e75461d1f3.jpg

One of the great Redskins from my childhood.

RIP Mr. Butz

And then t here's this -- total badass:

One of the most famous moments of Butz’s career came on a Sunday in 1987 when he was so sick that he had been hospitalized, but he checked himself out of the hospital to play in Washington’s game, sealed the win with a sack of Jets quarterback Ken O’Brien, and then went back to the hospital.

“When I think of Dave, I think of all the great plays he’s made for us over the years,” longtime Washington coach Joe Gibbs said upon Butz’s retirement. “I think of him coming out of the hospital two years ago to play against the New York Jets. He made one of the biggest plays in the game, and then he checked back into the hospital afterward.”

Epitome of tough guy, RIP

I just saw this on Facebook. That is terrible news. A lot of these old Redskin greats are passing away. :-(

This hurts. Rip. The perfect example of the 80's Skins. Damn.

That sucks,I dont think he's in the HOF but he should be,one of my favorite skins.His beat up helmet Madden loved to talk about it

That sucks,I dont think he's in the HOF but he should be,one of my favorite skins.His beat up helmet Madden loved to talk about it

He sure did. And Pat Summerall used to refer to him as "Big Dave Butz." Those teams were so great -- the golden age for this team for sure. As a kid, I didn't realize how spoiled we were to have those teams. But I sure do now.

Oh this is such sad news, one of the greats of the team I fell in love with in 1982.

RIP Dave Butz and thank you.

RIP
Definitely a childhood idol.