Legendary Bears defensive tackle Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, a star of the 1985 championship team, has been diagnosed with ALS, a friend confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times.
“I promise you, this epitaph that I’m going to have on me now? This ain’t ever how I envisioned this was going to end,” McMichael told the Chicago Tribune.
McMichael, 63, played for the Bears from 1981 through ‘93 and was not only one of their best players of that era, but of all time. He was an all-pro in 1985 and ‘87 and made third-team all-pro three times.