When the Chicago Bears drafted Richard Dent in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft, they made one of the best decisions in the franchise's draft history.

Chicago Bears Hall of Famers Dan Hampton and Richard Dent have a laugh on stage during the Bears100 Celebration Weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Richard Dent is the fourth Chicago Bears Hall of Famer from a 1985 Super Bowl team that captured the hearts and imagination of football fans all over the country. In fact, Dent was the MVP of ...

Dent was a dominant defensive lineman that was an anchor on the '85 Bears defense, posting 8 seasons of 10 or more sacks in his career including 17.5 in 1984 and then 17 the next season in 1984.

Richard Dent and Dan Hampton certainly were more than just a number when they spearheaded the Super Bowl XX champion Bears defense. They turned out to be Hall of Fame defensive linemen worthy of ...

After years of being close enough to almost walk into the Hall of Fame, a well deserving Richard Dent has finally been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Dent, a member of the Chicago ...

Robert Quinn is the new Bears record-holder for most sacks in a single season, and one of the first people to congratulate him was the man he passed on the leaderboard: Richard Dent. Dent appeared ...

(CBS) --Bears legend Richard Dent visited Odgen Park in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Monday to bring hope to children who might turn to gangs. He says he was moved by a Facebook video that ...

As a Pro Bowl defensive end for the 1985 Bears, Richard Dent thrilled fans and obliterated quarterbacks. Over the course of his 15-year career (12 with the Bears), he racked up 137.5 sacks, which ...

Richard Dent knocks the ball loose as he hits the the Patriots’ Craig James during the first quarter of Super Bowl XX. Dent was named game MVP and the Bears won 46-10. Dent led the NFL with a ...

C ANTON, Ohio — Several former Chicago Bears will be enshrined in the Canton Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, and one former Bear who already has his bust in Canton — Richard Dent ...

CHICAGO -- Bears defensive end Robert Quinn set a franchise single-season sacks record Sunday with his 18th takedown after he tackled New York Giants quarterback Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter ...