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http://www.chicagobears.com/userfile...inement(2).gif Mike Singletary was a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in the 1981 NFL Draft and the 38th player selected overall. The only college junior to be selected to the All-SWC Team of the 1970s, Singletary earned All-America honors in both his junior and senior years at Baylor, where he averaged 15 tackles per game and established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978.
Singletary became a starter in the Bears lineup in the seventh game of his rookie season. In a game against the Kansas City Chiefs, his third as a starter, Singletary put on a remarkable defensive performance recording 10 tackles and forcing a fumble. A nearly unanimous all-rookie selection, Singletary went on to start 172 games for the Bears during his 12-year career, which is the second most in club history.
An intense player, Mike finished as the Bears’ first or second leading tackler each of his last 11 seasons. He amassed an impressive 1,488 career tackles, 885 of which were solo efforts. A constant force on defense, he missed playing just two games, both in 1986.
In a game against the Denver Broncos in 1990 he had a personal-best performance when he recorded 10 solo tackles and 10 assists. Selected to play in a team record 10 Pro Bowls, Singletary was All-Pro eight times, and All-NFC every year from 1983 until 1991.
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1985 and 1988, Mike was the cornerstone of the Bears’ innovative "46" defense. In 1985, he led a Bears defense that allowed fewer than 11 points per game, as the team posted an impressive 15-1 record. He had 13 tackles and a sack in the playoffs leading up to the Bears’ 46-10 defeat of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. The Bears’ league-leading defense held the Patriots to a record-low seven yards rushing, while the hard-charging Singletary contributed with two fumble recoveries.

(Bio from Pro Football Hall of Fame

Mike Singletary will always be one of my favorite Bears players. Pound for pound he was probably the toughest SOB on that entire defense. He played most of his career weighing less than 235lbs, small for a MLB, but nobody made more jarring tackles more often than Mike.

That stop he made against Eric Dickerson in the 1985 playoff game against the Rams is legendary. He was the pinnacle of success in Buddy Ryan's "46" defense and proof that Buddy's tendency to demean rookies in order to motivate them worked. Mike made 10 Pro Bowls in his 12 year career a record no other Bears player has ever matched.

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Originally Posted by soulman

Mike Singletary will always be one of my favorite Bears players. Pound for pound he was probably the toughest SOB on that entire defense. He played most of his career weighing less than 235lbs, small for a MLB, but nobody made more jarring tackles more often than Mike.

That stop he made against Eric Dickerson in the 1985 playoff game against the Rams is legendary. He was the pinnacle of success in Buddy Ryan's "46" defense and proof that Buddy's tendency to demean rookies in order to motivate them worked. Mike made 10 Pro Bowls in his 12 year career a record no other Bears player has ever matched.

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He carried that intensity over to his coaching days. Unfortunately, he was not in a position where he could win in San Francisco, but he did do some good things while he was there, include leading them to an 8-8 season with a team of scabs.

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Originally Posted by soulman

Mike Singletary will always be one of my favorite Bears players. Pound for pound he was probably the toughest SOB on that entire defense. He played most of his career weighing less than 235lbs, small for a MLB, but nobody made more jarring tackles more often than Mike.

That stop he made against Eric Dickerson in the 1985 playoff game against the Rams is legendary. He was the pinnacle of success in Buddy Ryan's "46" defense and proof that Buddy's tendency to demean rookies in order to motivate them worked. Mike made 10 Pro Bowls in his 12 year career a record no other Bears player has ever matched.

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I read a book where he called that hit, " the perfect hit ... orgasmic ". Now that's love.

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Originally Posted by Blue Horse-shoe

I read a book where he called that hit, " the perfect hit ... orgasmic ". Now that's love.

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Definitely a thing of beauty. Dickerson was no small back and Mike just dropped him in his tracks head on. I'll bet Dickerson still has bruises from it, LOL.

Nothing beats a big ass hit, gentlemen. And we've had more players who delivered those types of hits than any team in the history of the league.