Monsters of the Midway - Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, and Dick Butkus - Chicago Bears

1) Brian Urlacher #54, Mike Singletary #50, and Dick Butkus #51 are Hall of Fame linebackers who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. 

2) Urlacher (2005), Singletary (1985,1988), and Butkus (1969,1970) were all named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in their career.

3) All three Bears legends rank at the top of the list of players at their position in career statistics. In 182 career games, Brian Urlacher totaled 1,229 tackles, 41.5 sacks, 22 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries. With 179 games played, Singletary had totals of 885 tackles, 7 interceptions and 19 fumble recoveries. In Dick Butkus' 119 games played, he wreaked havoc on his opponents each and every snap as he compiled career totals of 1,020 tackles, 22 interceptions and 27 fumble recoveries.

D to Brian Urlacher: What is your favorite fruit and vegetable?

BU: My favorite fruit is probably oranges and my favorite veggie is cucumbers. Those are veggies, right?

D's Follow Up: These were the same answers as Vikings player Adam Thielen. I like still like oranges but not cucumbers. I like the bigger oranges, cuties, mandarin oranges, and Mariano's orange juice. I tried cucumbers once and didn't like them. 

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J to Brian Urlacher: Who was your favorite player growing up?

BU: Darren Woodson from the Dallas Cowboys.

J's Follow Up: I just watched some of his (Darren Woodson) YouTube highlights and he was like a bullet on the football field. I saw he was the all-time leading tackler and won 3 Super Bowls. He was awesome.

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Dom to Mike Singletary: Who was your favorite player growing up?

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MS: Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach.

D's Follow Up: I watched his highlights and I think Mike would like Roger Staubach because he did a lot of twists and turns and he would always find a hole to run through. He also is from Texas too like the Cowboys.

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We had the opportunity of a lifetime to meet the Monsters of the Midway linebackers, Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, and Dick Butkus at the Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont on March 18th, with our friends David and Dominic. To meet all three of these Hall of Fame Bears players at one time in the city where they dominated the gridiron, might very well be a once in a lifetime occasion for us and the other Chicago Bears fans in attendance. 

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Our visit with the football legends was brief as there were many in attendance to be in the presence of greatness. Urlacher, Singletary, and Butkus were larger than life and we were in awe as we lined up next to them for a photo and handshakes. It surely was a moment that the five of us will never forget in our lifetime. Luckily, the boys were able to sneak in a few questions to Urlacher and Singletary after our picture was taken too. Unfortunately, we were all moved along before the boys could ask Dick Butkus their questions.

When you think of greatest linebackers in NFL history, Urlacher, Singletary, and Butkus are all near the top of the list. Meeting the Monsters of the Midway together at one time may be the greatest sports moment we've ever experienced together and we are happy that we can share our adventure on VincentsGo3on3. #BearDown