"Mongo" made his battle with ALS public in 2021, earning an ALS Courage Award shortly thereafter. McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024 after he and his family publicly ...

The Chicago Bears great shared in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease.

Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-Imagn Images / Manny Rubio-Imagn Images Throughout his career, McMichael earned the nicknames "Mongo" and ... the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the enshrinement ...

Hall of Famer Steve "Mongo" McMichael, a stalwart member of the dominant Chicago Bears famed "46 defense" of the 1980s who ranks second in franchise history with 92.5 sacks, died at age 67, the ...