Steve McMichael enters Pro Football Hall of Fame in powerful scenes as the Bears star, ravaged by ALS, is joined by his Chicago teammates at his home

While Chicago Bears fable Steve McMichael could not be nan Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony, nan ceremonial came to him successful powerful scenes from his location successful Homer Glen, Illinois. 

Battling ALS and bedridden successful nan precocious stages of nan neurological disease, nan 66-year-old two-time All-Pro protect tackle was nan 2nd subordinate enshrined successful nan Pro Football Hall of Fame among 7 members of nan Class of 2024 connected Saturday. 

Surrounded by respective of his Bears teammates and his wife, Misty, McMichael wore his golden overgarment arsenic his bronze bust was unveiled unrecorded successful a rubbing tribute.

'You are connected a squad that you tin ne'er beryllium trim from and ne'er beryllium released from. When you die, you´ll ever beryllium connected this team. Welcome home, Steve. You're successful shot eden forever,' Hall of Famer Richard Dent said, patting McMichael connected nan head.

Misty wiped tears from her look arsenic she turned her husband´s caput toward nan bronze bust. 'That´s you, baby, forever,' she said.

Jim McMahon, backmost of nan 1985 Bears Super Bowl title team, watched nan segment unfold connected a video surface from nan in-person arena astatine Tom Benson Stadium successful Canton, Ohio. Many Bears supporters shed tears watching McMichael.

Nicknamed 'Mongo' and known for his brash and boisterous personality, McMichael was nan astir feared subordinate connected 1 of nan top defenses successful NFL history. He became nan 4th protect subordinate from nan 1985 squad to participate nan Hall, joining Dent, Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton.

McMichael´s sister, Kathy, publication a reside that she began moving connected pinch her relative earlier he mislaid his expertise to move and speak.

'I want to convey nan Chicago Bears and nan fans, nan champion metropolis to play shot in,' Kathy McMichael said. 'I played 15 years successful nan NFL and loved each infinitesimal of each down. I played pinch nan top players and nan top defense to this day.'

Jarret Payton, boy of Bears Hall of Fame moving backmost Walter Payton, presented McMichael, who called Payton a 'pseudo-son' successful nan reside publication by his sister.

'The only point bigger than his characteristic is his heart,' Payton said.

McMichael played successful a franchise-record 191 consecutive games from 1981 to 1993 and ranks 2nd to Dent connected nan Bears´ all-time sacks database pinch 92 1/2. His last NFL play was pinch Green Bay successful 1994.

McMichael went nationalist pinch his ALS test 3 years ago, and has endured much than his adjacent stock of wellness problems since. 

He was hospitalized again successful April aft returning from ICU successful February.