Relatives, friends and former Bears teammates paid their respects to Steve “Mongo” McMichael during a private celebration of ...

McMichael, a cog in the Bears ’ legendary 1985 defense whose outsized personality lived on through professional wrestling and ...

Steve McMichael, a bruising defensive tackle who helped lead the 1985 Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl, taking down opposing quarterbacks with a hard-charging style that he later showcased in the ...

Friends and family came together Thursday to remember Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Steve "Mongo" McMichael. He died last month ...

Hall of Famer Steve McMichael ranks second in Chicago Bears ... He won a Super Bowl with the '85 Bears. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images McMichael had eight sacks during the 1985 regular season ...

Erin Hooley / Chicago TribuneFormer Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael arrives at an advanced screening of "The "85 Bears" documentary about the Super Bowl XX champions on Jan. 27, 2016 ...

Steve McMichael’s wife ... He was an Associated Press first-team All-Pro as part of the ’85 Bears’ Super Bowl-winning team. The Sun-Times’ Mark Potash ranked McMichael, who went to ...

"Steve McMichael told everyone he would fight ALS ... even amid a cavalcade of characters on the '85 Bears. The world is left a little less wild, and a little less fun, without Mongo.

“That ’85 Bears defense instilled fear ... wanting in the most un-Steve-McMichael way to hurry up and get back to sleep. “I don’t dream as a cripple,” he explained.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael died Wednesday after a years ... an All-Pro player in 1985 and 1987 and a member of the legendary '85 Bears that won Super Bowl XX. He racked up 847 tackles and 95 sacks ...