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18 Facts About Doug Buffone

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Douglas John Buffone was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League.

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Doug Buffone is one of only four players to lead UofL in tackles for three consecutive seasons.

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Doug Buffone remains the Cardinals' No 3 all-time tackler with 479, just nine stops behind the program's all-time leader Mark Sander.

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Doug Buffone went on to play 15 seasons at linebacker for the Bears, retiring in 1980 as the all-time leader in games played for the legendary organization.

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Doug Buffone had the honor of serving as defensive captain for eight seasons, beginning in 1972.

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Doug Buffone retired with 24 career interceptions to lead all Bear linebackers.

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Doug Buffone was one of the founders of the Arena Football League, starting the Chicago Bruisers franchise, which played in ArenaBowl II.

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Doug Buffone appeared on some Bruisers radio and TV broadcasts with Les Grobstein, and was involved in the United States Football League with the Chicago Blitz.

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Doug Buffone provided broadcast color commentary for the first NFL game in Europe.

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Buffone co-hosted "Chicago NFL Live" on "The Score" WSCR 670 AM, and the Bears' postgame show with Ed O'Bradovich, as well as 14 seasons of The Doug Buffone Show on Fox Sports Net Chicago.

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Doug Buffone was the star of a popular segment of the Mully and Hanley show on WCSR on Fridays during the football season.

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Doug Buffone played the part of the humorous character "Big Doug", a bookie and collector.

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On "The Score", Doug Buffone co-hosted shows with Mike North and Norm Van Lier, in addition to other hosts.

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Doug Buffone was an entrepreneur, and part owner of several Chicago-area businesses, including "Gibson's Steak House", one of the most popular nightspots in Chicago's Rush Street area, and Digital One, a video production and streaming video company in the Chicago suburbs.

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Also, Doug Buffone had a blog on his website where he posted his opinions on sports.

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Doug Buffone began broadcasting Chicago Rush Arena Football League games for Comcast SportsNet and WGN in 2010.

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Doug Buffone was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Doug Buffone died at his residence in Chicago, Illinois, on April 20,2015, aged 70.