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BRIAN PICCOLO

SLX2001120401 - DECEMBER 1969: In December 1969, after Brian Piccolo underwent surgery for removal of a .malignant tumor, he and his wife, Joy, admire a handmade lamp given to him by a Chicago Bears fan. The lamp's base has figurines of (from left) running back Ronnie Bull, linebacker Dick Butkus and Piccolo. The remake of Brian's Song was shown on Sunday on ABC. rlw/FILES UPI

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ORLANDO, Fla., April 25 (UPI) -- NFL football great Dick Butkus is suing a Florida athletic club to gain control of an award that bears his name. Butkus is suing the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, which annually gives the Butkus Award to college football's top linebacker.

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