The Greatest Athlete To Wear #61 is Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker from the Chicago Bears-Bill George.

Notable #61’s- Curley Culp the nose tackle from the great KC Chief teams from the late 60’s and 70’s. He was recently named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Offensive lineman Nate Newton from the Dallas dynasty and Jesse Sapolu from the 49ers dynasty. In baseball pitchers Chan Ho Park and Livan Hernandez. When I think of Livan Hernandez I immediately think of that playoff game when Eric Gregg one of the worst umpires I ever saw- was calling pitches Hernandez was throwing-that were yards off the plate-strikes.

The Greatest Athlete To Wear #61 is Bill George. Bill George the Hall of Fame linebacker for the Bears was the first true middle linebacker in the NFL. He played 14 seasons for the Bears. His last year was the first year Dick Butkus played for the Bears. George played in 8 straight Pro Bowls.