BREAKING NEWSHeartbreaking update on Super Bowl winner Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS at age 67

BREAKING NEWSHeartbreaking update on Super Bowl winner Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS at age 67

Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael is being moved into hospice care in a tragic development in the 67-year-old’s battle with ALS.

Multiple reports Wednesday have said that McMichael is being removed from a ventilator in ICU and being transferred into a care facility. 

McMichael is loved throughout the city for his key role in the 1985 Super Bowl-winning team. He played for the Bears for 13 seasons and holds a club record for 191 consecutive games played. 

Last August, McMichael entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in emotional scenes as a ceremony was held by his bedside.

Bedridden in the advanced stages of the neurological disease, the two-time All-Pro defensive tackle was the second player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame among seven members of the Class of 2024.

Surrounded by several of his Chicago Bears teammates and his wife, Misty, at his home in Homer Glen, Illinois, McMichael wore his gold jacket, and his bronze bust was unveiled live in a touching tribute.

Steve McMichael is in hospice care as he battles the advanced stages of ALS

Steve McMichael is in hospice care as he battles the advanced stages of ALS

The Hall of Famer went public with his ALS diagnosis three years ago

The Hall of Famer went public with his ALS diagnosis three years ago

‘You are on a team that you can never be cut from and never be released from. When you die, you´ll always be on this team. Welcome home, Steve. You´re in football heaven forever,’ Hall of Famer Richard Dent said, patting McMichael on the head.

Misty McMichael wiped tears as she turned her husband´s head toward the bronze bust.

Nicknamed ‘Mongo’ and known for his brash and boisterous personality, McMichael was the most feared player on one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. 

He became the fourth defensive player from the 1985 team to enter the Hall, joining Dent, Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton.

McMichael´s sister, Kathy, read a speech that she began working on with her brother before he lost his ability to move and speak.

‘I want to thank the Chicago Bears and the fans, the best city to play football in,’ Kathy McMichael said. ‘I played 15 years in the NFL and loved every minute of every down. I played with the greatest players and the greatest defense to this day.’

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