College Football and NFL Hall of Famer Steve McMichael died on Wednesday after a four-year battle with ALS. He was 67 years old.
McMichael enjoyed a 15-year NFL career but is known mainly as the defensive line star for the Chicago Bears 1985 Super Bowl team, widely regarded as one of the all-time greatest defenses. He set Chicago's franchsie record with 191 consecutive games played and ranks second with 92.5 sacks.
"Steve McMichael told everyone he would fight ALS with the same tenacity he showed for 15 seasons in the National Football League. And he did just that," Hall of Fame president Jim Porter said in a statement. "Everyone who played with or against Steve shares the same opinion: No one battled longer or harder from the snap until the whistle than Steve the player. That legendary will to fight allowed him to experience his enshrinement as a member of the Hall's Class of 2024. And the love his teammates showed him throughout this difficult journey says everything about Steve the man."
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