Linebacker Wilber Marshall “Headhunter”

[@bobmarshall100]

He was fantastic!! Hall of Fame 100 percent!

[@bradbrockhaus633]

Definitely my favorite linebacker...was crushed when he left Chicago

[@UKBornin1971]

The most UNDERRATED player on the 85' Bears, my favorite player, had his jersey back the day. Absolutely ferocious defender.

[@reubenalvear1975]

I always loved his game!!

[@UKBornin1971]

@@reubenalvear1975 same!!

[@ARTWV]

I love it back when football was football.

[@ejslemp5342]

That hit on Joe Ferguson is one of the best and hardest hits I’ve ever seen. Legendary

[@ca9495]

Probably the most underrated LB in league history. Wilbur was a FREAK, and the Bears defense was never the same when he left for Washington.

[@mmeatheaddd]

could have been hof if he stayed with the bears!

[@bobsokoloski9559]

Wilber was like the best corner, linebacker, and defensive end all in one player. There has never been anyone like Marshall and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Can you imagine if he just concentrated on edge rushing, people would be saying Lawrence WHO?

[@mitchykramer1586]

Could not agree more. Flew under the radar but was a freakin beast

[@tonyny3266]

As a Washington fan I can tell you Wilbur Marshall is best linebacker I ever saw in the Burgundy and Gold. When we won the SB in 91 I remember Madden and Summerall debating who should be MVP of the game Rypien or Marshall. Super underrated. A Beast

[@mmeatheaddd]

@Barney Weiss 86 bears had less sacks then the 85 and 84 teams, shit ditka and buddy say 84 D was the best of them all!72 sacks is still a nfl record today! BOOM! go bears!

[@HeadHigh407]

My uncle was the goat 😂, pops always talked about him

[@bobsokoloski9559]

He was my favorite 85 Bear!

[@khutubkhan5459]

Total fucking beast! It’s a shame he’s not in HOF yet

[@nineteenfifty]

I was in the north end zone at soldier field for the Bear / Ram playoff game. Twenty degrees, snow flurries coming down, Wilbur running with the ball, Fridge and Otis ready to blast anyone who tries to tackle Wilbur! just a magical moment!!!

[@TomGrubbe]

That was probably the most iconic moment from the 85 season. You're right it was magical.

[@dansharp8042]

Aw the good old days when football was real

[@GinaBlythe]

People UNDERESTIMATE Wilber Marshall and how LEGENDARY he was. The 80s Bears defense would NOT have had the same impact it did WITHOUT him. 🐻⬇️

[@SSHitMan]

Which we all saw first-hand when they let him get away.

[@croplaya]

My favorite linebacker ever! Thanks so much for this awesome video. I was too young to remember the 85 bears but I loved watching the highlights and I loved him on the skins. Old school neck roll. Wilbur was underrated a little undersized but a classic linebacker through and through

[@williamlogullo8452]

One of my all time favorites

[@michaelkawell3300]

The man wore that uniform great.

[@tomburrows482]

Marshall was the best. Every player on that Defense did their job very well. No defense can match what Da Bears Defense could do. Simply the best.

[@antfbi]

I’m a bears fan but I always say the 77 falcons had the best D

[@johnsobey4261]

@@antfbi lol..funny man

[@nineteenfifty]

Tom, you are spot on! Really liked the 49ers defense this year but not at the level as Da Bears in 1985!

[@zachbyrne8910]

Thank you Thank you Thank you for posting! WM is so underrated. One of my all time favorite Bears. Beast!!!!

[@michaelkawell3300]

Pure bwast

[@michaelkawell3300]

Best outside linebacker in a 4-3 defense ever.he was a monster

[@robertcherry1369]

He was definitely the clock cleaner I’m a long time Bear fan one of my top dudes awesome talent

[@jameswashnis7990]

wow he scored alot of TDS for a defensive player one of the hardest hitting best linebackers ever

[@JinsungVideo]

Wilber could play!

[@michaelguerrero6782]

All time great

[@32lara32]

bad ass linebacker. should be in canton. the stats are there.

[@mieshta6607]

Do the whole defense should get indicted as a team D. :/ but u right, but if they inducted him so many more bears would have to be just cause ya kno. Idk if debt or Otis Wilson or anyone else is in. I kno Walter and singletary are I think Hampton is too

[@mieshta6607]

Yeah Richard and Dan Hampton r, Dan just got popped for a DUI lol crackhead needs to get a driver

[@MGAF688]

They actually are. Few LBs can say they have 23 INTS and 24 Forced Fumbles. He also scored 5 TDs in his career.

[@32lara32]

@@MGAF688 oh yeah!

[@reedsullivan8755]

My dad always talks about this guy, Hampton and Fencik

[@lw7238]

Fencik flying horizontal through the air in spear formation to the QB was a site to see. Dananimal was a beast and smart. I miss watching those guys play.

[@jzagami37]

I'm a Giants guy and we had some world class linebackers, but fuck. This guy was amazing.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

Giants picked the wrong linebacker in 1984. Had the Giants picked Rickey Jackson in 1981 instead of TE Dave Young or Wilber Marshall instead of Carl Banks in 1984……the Giants would have had a stronger defense in 1984 and 1985.

[@John-e5k9x]

One of the very best! What an athlete.

[@robertbrantley4230]

Childhood friend! Greatest all around high school athlete I have ever seen!Allstate in every sport he played in high school! Southern player of the year in high school football, All American also! He should be in the NFL Hall of fame!

[@curtmagee]

Dynamic Player! One of my top 10 linebackers

[@ikecot3]

This is one linebacker the Bears should have kept

[@OLJackson]

My most favorite guy when he was with my bears. straight out of Titusville Florida

[@RawbNyce]

He still lives in Titusville

[@OLJackson]

@@RawbNyce That’s what’s up

[@sundiata365]

Damn…he made a lot of plays!

[@michaelbyrne8860]

I'm glad he was a Chicago Bear at the Peak of his career!

[@nightrainrose2228]

Great video thanks for posting. Wilber was my favorite when I was young.

[@russellhodgkiss7494]

I was a kid in 85, and Wilbur was my favorite player on that D. Hated to see him with a Washington uniform on

[@kevinronske9894]

That defense made the bears OL solid.Loved watching Mark Bortz win battles with any defensive linemen he faced.The rest of that line was tough to get through.

[@summeraz]

This is awesome‼️ Thank you for putting this together and posting it!! I'm going to link it to Wil's fb fan page so his fans can appreciate it.

[@RVWeekendsRC1]

Thanks for doing that! I'm here from Facebook. Me and my sister went to school with him and his brother at Astronaut High School in Titusville, Florida. My sister is still friends with him and his brother Wendell is my age. Wilber was also a tight end in high school, which would explain his ball skills as well as his nimbleness running with the ball. :) What a stud!

[@issyjas3309]

In that bears defense he was my favourite player, ferocious . Loved Otis Wilson as well, man they were good. Like a team of all pros

[@kevinronske9894]

That defense made the bears OL solid.I loved watching Mark Bortz and Co. Rarely lose a battle with other team defenses.

[@tehuti_tha_rebel]

One of the toughest LB's to play the game. WM #58

[@marcamerine7941]

I always thought he should be in the HOF

[@poopscooper5038]

Hall of Fame... he was the best!

[@BigRich1968]

Nice to see this guy get the praise that he deserves. I miss defensive football players of the 70s 80s and early 90s such as Wilber Marshall Otis Wilson Dennis Smith Lawrence Taylor Ronnie Lott Lester Hayes etc. Watching defense in the 21st century is pathetic!!

[@nickcurran3105]

He was such a great REDSKIN!! He is also the last good free agent acquisition in Washington, and that was 34 years ago...

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

Damn! I almost forgot how ferocious WM, was. Marshall, Singletary and Wilson probably the best LB corp in NFL history. Go Hawks

[@chrisperdue5109]

He took control of the games for the 1991 Washington Redskins for there last Super bowl win

[@frankzepeda8853]

Marshall ,Wilson, and Singletary all those boys command and got respect yeah. 🐻🏈💯 True badasses always hungry EAT

[@oldfarmer9004]

Love the ferocity he played with. When he played for the Bears, he was scary! I bet he would have a nice yellow penalty flag quilt these days though

[@josephvasquez9787]

THE best linebacker on the 1985 Bears. WM needs to be in the HOF!,

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Been saying that for years. If Sam Mills got elected, so does Wilber. And I am a Giant fan, and as a kid, I used to be scared of Wilber because he was that good for both Chicago and Washington.

[@grafeebabee]

yo..he was laying the wood on some big backs...okoye, Hershel Walker, OJ Anderson..and he caught Randall Cunningham..Marshall was a monster on D!!!

[@022171]

In today's NFL, many of these hits wouldn't just draw a penalty. They'd land you in jail. I miss the days when football was played by men.

[@jimrandolph3361]

This tape says all you need to know about Wilbur Marshall. He's the most underrated linebacker in NFL history.

[@stevereber]

Awesome selections!

[@PRHILL9696]

Those bears had the greatest, hardest hitting defense ever!. Good thing they existed back then as it would not be possible in todays weak NO FUN NO FOOTBALL LEAGUE

[@Steve-hi1db]

Dementia is not fun

[@PRHILL9696]

@@Steve-hi1db ok so what

[@pastorpage2269]

Anybody think tom Brady could have played in this era and do what he has done. NO WAY

[@rodneyscott2108]

Best outside linebacker in that era not named Lawrence Taylor. Dude was a beast on steroids not needing to take drugs.they don’t make em like that no mo.

[@stevereber]

Bears defense was too much fun to watch , everyone was destroy mode

[@SonicSlicer]

Yeeah...this is why most Bears fans who remember the 46 defense are so angry with the Bears now.

[@stevereber]

@@SonicSlicer ?

[@kingofbattle6781]

Wow, Wilbur Freaking Marshall!! I can remember when he was a Gator. Strait up dawg! Not too many did it better at his position.

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

The white airplane neck pillow gives him +5 SPD

[@SJM6791]

How is this man not in the HOF?

[@everythingfootball62bigtex42]

LT rewrote the book on OLB in a 3-4 , then you had andre tippett , kevin green and a few yrs later derrick thomas . Wilbur played in that 4-3 scheme and i forgot how bad ass he was because well time just passes by. i live here in northern va and remember and i hated the bears for trading him to the skins being a die hard cowboys fan . Saying all that to say it became a sack driven league and an OLB in the 3-4 started the movement for OLB , so marshall didnt have sack totals(most sacks in a season was 6 ) never mind the big hits and a lot of tackles . i also think he gets the label of a dirty player which is not right . Marshall plays in a 3-4 scheme with his speed he would be in the hall , even with his body of work in 12 yrs he only had 3 pro bowl nods (goes back to being a dirty player imo) if he had 5 pro bowl nods and maybe another 1 or 2 all pro 1st teams he may have already been in especially with 2 rings and being on that 85 bears team . He has to be up there in the 4-3 OLB one of the top 10 to ever play that position , especially the way he played it . A BAD MAN !!!

[@g24thinf]

Has nothing to do with what scheme he played in. Wilbur was the first modern day free agent and the first to get paid. He broke up the NFL's plantation system for control of players. Then he sued the NFL for disability payments for the severe injuries he suffered. Wilbur is in poor health and has financial problems nowadays. Every free agent who came after should contribute to Wilbur' benefit.

[@tomnodurft9229]

Completely awsesome LB!!! ..as stated by several others, the most underrated LB in League history. Sorry ppl, Wilbur Marshall was the best!!! ...better than ANYONE!!!

[@ALRULZ1965]

He'll always be a Chicago Bears!

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

The guy just flew into the backfield.

[@derrickjones3543]

Him and Carl bank’s definitely need to get more love

[@mieshta6607]

True ball hawk tbh. I knew he was good didn’t know he was a legend prob scaring offenses for 11 years

[@patron40silver]

Wilbur was my 2nd favorite BEAR🐻back then.

[@ecnumber1fan]

Who was your first?

[@patron40silver]

@@ecnumber1fan Payton. BEARS🐻fan since the late 70s.

[@ecnumber1fan]

@@patron40silver gotcha, a lot to choose from on the Bears

[@patron40silver]

@@ecnumber1fan Funny you say that. I had a long paragraph typed out but decided not to send it. I started off saying I really liked Hampton, Wilson and Dent, too, but then started rambling about Dennis McKinnon, Dave Duerson and Todd Bell*. Easier to just say BEAR DOWN!

[@ecnumber1fan]

@@patron40silver hahaha that's funny. I'm from Houston but I love the Bears. I guess they are my other team, so many greats. Not to mention Butkus. They have brought us some really great football 🏈

[@petegobeckli1386]

I darn near cried when WM left the BEARS for the REDSKINS and BUDDY RYAN to to the EAGLES. Man that 13th gm against the Dolphins screwed things up. My girl even began acting weird, strange and funny after that.

[@kennethallen418]

He was my favorite I was so mad when the bears let him go 🤬🤬🤬

[@edwinhargrave679]

This guy was an alpha dog at the lb position and baller who definitely refined the position like LT.

[@lenellpryor2629]

No Chicago Bear has ever worn #58 better. Absolutely “No One”! Washington lured him away with a 6 million a year contract. Two Super Bowls and he should certainly be considered for a Gold Jacket.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Wilber was SO good, the McCaskey family had to get rid of him...

[@gregoryevans8179]

Wilber was a killer. I can recall watching him in a game at Florida, and it seemed like he made about 10, 15 tackles in a row. That hit he put on Joe Ferguson would get him suspended for “boo- koo” games now. I’m not knocking it though cause at that time it was legal.

[@ottosmith9114]

Say what you want about the 85 bears....but I've said this all along.... Marshall was the most feared..

[@timpittman9940]

I heard that! I see why.

[@tomnodurft9229]

...of his era.

[@busydem6161]

LT is the best of all time. But for a good five to six year span Marshall was rt there with him at that outside linebacker position. While LT and Marshall could do everything such as cover , and drop into coverage. Some coaches named Buddy Ryan and Bill Belicheck said hey we are going to send them into your back field to strike fear into all qb’s fullbacks and running backs, block them if u can lol 😂 coaches probably begged them to drop them into coverage!

[@busydem6161]

Btw Otis Wilson number 55 on the other side was a bad boy too!

[@busydem6161]

Mike Singletary that they called Marshall the assassin. “ Mean , nasty he didn’t like anybody”. Bears were not smart in letting him go to Washington

[@SonicSlicer]

@@busydem6161 Typical of the McCaskey front office, Bears would get someone good...then not keep them.

[@nikoniko893]

I thought there would be more highlights from his time in Chicago.

[@alexamerling79]

Probably the scariest player on our 85 defense. 🐻 down

[@georgeeverhart8413]

Hall for sure

[@bonanzatime]

The Ole' Wilburski

[@TheOtteroo]

I simply will never understand why a team franchise that makes 4 billion a year couldn't keep the 1980's Bears best players together. It isn't like they didnt have the money.

[@williamleduc2854]

Today with all of the fines he would have been playing for free.

[@MGAF688]

And loving it.

[@SonicSlicer]

Yep, So said Richard Dent in the 30 for 30.

[@Salvatore1268]

The bears never recovered from his departure

[@collin355]

How is Andre tippet in the hof and Wilbur isnt??

[@mikeschmidt4800]

This man put the Gators on the map.

[@howardcosell2022]

Best defensive player in Florida history and best defensive player in college football for 2 years after Lawrence Taylor and Hugh Green went to the NFL

[@andrewk2250]

RIP Joe Ferguson

[@hockeyass12]

Back when football was football.

[@MGAF688]

I am not sure he was a favorite with the media. It probably is the #1 reason he is not in Canton.

[@reedsullivan8755]

I hate the media. They never get it right

[@nicholaslatsaras3631]

Willbur would knock you into next week for Christ sake

[@mmeatheaddd]

go bears!

[@eamonhunt8781]

Who needs Wilbur Marshall, George McCaskey, the main problem.

[@MacroX1231]

Damn! How many return yards off turnovers does he have? He was super productive during turnovers...

[@softhotty]

One of the GREATEST performing Florida Gators....ever. Check out on KZbin 1982 Florida vs USC (University of Southern California) Sean Salisbury QB for USC. Wilber almost single handedly wrecked the USC offense in that game.

[@howardcosell2022]

Best college defensive player for 2 years after Hugh Green and Lawrence Taylor went pro in 1981

[@Joseph-lz5er]

If he was used more as a pass rusher, maybe his sacks would have been much higher and maybe his numbers would have looked better for the HOF. But forget his numbers. His dominance on the football field should have him elected to the HOF. Shame that he isn't.

[@pablofmfdoc6143]

Still remember the "hit" on Louis Lipps...back when MEN played football !

[@acehole9100]

Like I’m watching Dre Greenlaw. Men. Grid Iron Warriors.

[@jeffboyce2426]

Too bad Tom Brady did not meet Wilbur on the football field

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

Wilbur did just a much damage in Washington as he did in Chicago..... true story......

[@daviclar867]

I watch this and cringe how brutal football was back then, i.e. on astro turf.

[@dong.5130]

I may understand that players are better athletes now but Damn! These guys were big time hitters. I know rules were different but playing in those days was truly alot tougher. You had to deliver hits and take them too.

[@ottosmith9114]

You have the all time greatest linebackers from Chicago, let's start with #61..Bill George...#51 Dick Butkus, #50 Mike Singletary...#54, Brian urlacker... overlooking #58, Wilbur Marshall, and #55 Otis Wilson would be a slight not only to them, but to the NFL. Never, ever has there been a linebacking triple threat as fearse as Wilson, Singletary, Marshall coming at you.

[@martinneumann9345]

Lifelong Bears fan but....Ham, Russell, Lambert might disagree. Marshall was best of those 3. Singletary was overrated his last 5 years imho. Urlacher ranks higher. Could play more like an oversized safety at times. Plus he didn't have the front 4 that Singletary had for years. He took over that Monday night game against the Cardinals! RIP Dennis Green.

[@stevensicherman4101]

#72 good blocker

[@bmoredeplorable5152]

Leaving his feet to hit, leading with his helmet - Goodell would have Marshall sitting in solitary confinement for these offenses today.....