LOS ANGELES: Hall of Famer Doug Atkins, an imposing pass rusher who inspired fear in opposing offenses for 17 NFL seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears, died on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at the age of 85.
“Doug Atkins is an all-time great who will be remembered as one of the pillars of the 1963 championship Bears,” Bears chairman George H. McCaskey said in a statement after the Hall of Fame confirmed that Atkins died in Knoxville, Tennessee. “He had a freakish combination of size and athletic ability and was as tough as anyone who ever stepped on a football field.”
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