The Bears confirmed his death, in hospice care ... orchestrated by the team’s boisterous defensive coordinator, Buddy Ryan. Image McMichael during the National Football Conference championship ...

He died a few days later from a heart attack ... Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan said he was “one of the toughest son of a guns ever to play the game.” In the foreword to linebacker ...

His death was confirmed by Betsy Shepherd ... On the eve of Super Bowl XX, Mr. McMichael was dismayed to hear Buddy Ryan, the Bears’ defensive coordinator, deliver a locker-room speech ...

McMichael's death was announced by Jarrett Payton ... serving as a focal point in coordinator Buddy Ryan's 46 scheme. Truly a Monster of the Midway, McMichael, marked by his long hair and nonstop ...

At 6-foot-2, 270 pounds, McMichael was smaller than the average tackle, but he thrived in defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan’s system ... back Steve Smith, who died in 2021 at age 57, had the ...

Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who had been battling ALS for the last three years, died at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday ... former Bears' defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who only referred to new players ...

CHICAGO — “I got the movie,” exclaimed Ryan Coogler while doing the dishes.

McMichael's death met with an outpour of affection from ... The Bears claimed him and he gradually worked his way into Buddy Ryan's heart as an effort guy on the defensie line.

At 6-foot-2, 270 pounds, McMichael was smaller than the average tackle, but he thrived in defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan’s system ... back Steve Smith, who died in 2021 at age 57, had the ...