Matt Suhey, the 1980s Chicago Bears fullback and longtime lead blocker for Walter Payton, scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX and was a durable, versatile contributor for a dominant Bears run, dying at 68. His death, confirmed by the Bears and reported across outlets, marks the passing of a key figure on the 1985 championship team who helped define the era with 2,946 rushing yards and 260 receptions in a Bears career spanning 1980–89.

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Matt Suhey, fullback on 1985 Bears championship team, dies at 68

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Matthew Jerome Suhey was an American professional football player who was a fullback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Suhey won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Bears while scoring a touchdown in the game and was named to the Pennsylvania Football All-Century Team.

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