Dick Butkus is regarded as the greatest linebacker of his generation and one of the best linebackers of all-time. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Dick Butkus has hand autographed this Official Wilson NFL Leather Football #51. JSA Authentication #AC92253 and JSA Certificate of Authenticity w/ Beckett Signature Review ID #36699 with Order ID #43707. bold silver full signature