Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus died after struggling a stroke final month, in keeping with the dying certificates obtained by TMZ Sports.
We broke the story โฆ the Hall of Fame center linebacker handed away on October 5 in his Malibu, CA residence, and now we all know what occurred to the beloved soccer star.
The certificates, issued by Los Angeles Department of Health, reveals โcerebrovascular accidentโ โ identified extra generally as a stroke โ because the rapid explanation for dying.
There have been secondary causes listed as nicely โฆ together with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) weeks previous to his dying, and coping with excessive ldl cholesterol and atherosclerosis (thick/hardened arteries) for years.
The doc additionally factors out Butkus underwent coronary bypass surgical procedure in 2001.
Fittingly, Butkusโ occupation is listed as โlinebackerโ โฆ contemplating he was the most effective to ever play the place. His enterprise, no shock, is the National Football League, the place he dominated for 9 seasons.
As we beforehand reported โฆ paramedics responded to a name for a affected person in cardiac arrest at Butkusโ residence in Malibu at 12:51 PM. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Butkusโ dying despatched ripples by way of the soccer world โฆ with everybody from legends to former stars weighing in on the lack of one of the feared gamers to step on the gridiron.
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