Chicago Bears Legend Matt Suhey Dies At 68

Chicago Bears legend and former fullback Matt Suhey passed away this weekend.

Suhey was part of the 1985 Bears team, which won the Super Bowl and cemented its dominant 15-1 regular-season record. The team is widely regarded as one of the best teams of all time.

Legendary running back Walter Payton was a part of that team as well. Payton and Suhey were extremely close and known as best friends.

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Suhey’s role on the team often went unnoticed, and most of his work was overshadowed by the Hall of Famer, Payton, but it never led to disdain or jealousy. It strengthened their friendship off the field, even though Suhey was the one taking the hits for Payton on the field.

This relationship made him a player his team loved.

Suhey is the fifth notable player from the squad to have passed away, leaving many Bears fans to reminisce on the season.

The cause of death is currently unknown, as it has not been disclosed by the family.

Suhey played ten seasons with the Bears and was most notably used as a blocker for Payton, though he did score a touchdown in the Bears’ Super Bowl XX victory. The Bears made the playoffs in five of the ten seasons that Suhey was a part of.

Even though Suhey’s main role was being the lead blocker, he did have plenty of stats to his name both out of the backfield and receiving.

He finished his career just shy of 3,000 yards on the ground, and totaled 2,113 in the receiving category. Overall, he had 26 touchdowns in his career, including a passing touchdown in 1983.

Suhey’s legacy will live on, as will the rest of the 1985 Bears team, and although he is not in the Hall of Fame with some of his teammates, his contributions played a big role in their inductions.