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One of the NFL’s all time great three year runs of any defense

The 1984 Chicago Bears 🐻 finished the year with the NFL’s number one defense as well as an NFL record 72 sacks in a 16 game season

The 1985 bears 🐻 had the number one defense for a second consecutive year along the way destroying the New York Giants & Los Angeles Rams in back to back postseason shutouts and a championship W thanks to their 46-10 victory over the patriots in SBXX

The 86 bears 🐻 were ranked the NFL’s number one defense for a third year in a row with an all time record fewest points allowed in a 16 game season

I just completed “Chasing the Demon”, by Dan Hampton.  Overall, I thought it was decent enough.  I particularly enjoyed the parts about some of the Luftwaffe’s early work on jets and rockets. 

I think it would have been better if Mr. Hampton had a bit more focus on the X1 program itself.  For about two-thirds of the book, he covers some early flight history and some overview of WWII (although he tries to keep the focus on the test pilots later featured in the flight testing), which seem to take away from what I wanted to read about in greater detail. 

It’s not a bad read.  He loves Jack Ridley (for good reasons), and doesn’t seem to care much for Yeager.  Further, he really wants to give more credit to the theory that the XP-86 tests were the first to go supersonic.  So I was a little unsure about his straying into that area. 

But I enjoyed the X-1 part of the book, and it’s a quick read.  But with a much tighter focus on the X-1 development, I think it would have been much better.

Dan Hampton aka "Danimal" was born September 19, 1957. Dan is a retired Hall of Fame  defensive tackle who played in the NFL for twelve seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1990. He is a Chicago sports legend who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

College Career

Hampton played college football at Arkansas. He was part of a Razorback team that defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the 1978 Orange Bowl.

As a senior Hampton was an All-American as he logged 98 tackles with 18 (!) coming from behind the line of scrimmage. He was also named the Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1978.

Dan was drafted in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Bears.

In 1991 he was elected to the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor and the following year he was voted to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In 1994 Hampton was voted to the All-Century team of the University of Arkansas. Hampton was named one of the state of Arkansas' Top 50 greatest athletes in the 20th century.

NFL Career

Hampton was drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 1979 draft. His tremendous rookie season resulted in an All-Rookie award by the Pro Football Writers Association.

The following year he was a Second-team All-Pro selection and was voted to his first Pro Bowl after recording 11½ sacks.

Over his career he was selected to four Pro Bowls and was a key defensive member of the Bears' Super Bowl XX win against the New England Patriots in 1985.

During Hampton's tenure in Chicago (1979–90), the Bears defense ranked #1 in the NFL in allowing the fewest rushing yards, the fewest rushing touchdowns, the fewest total yards, the fewest points and inflicted the most sacks.

Retirement

Dan Hampton retired from the Chicago Bears after the 1990 season. That same year Hampton was the recipient of the George S. Halas Courage Award by the Pro Football Writers Association. This award is given to the player or coach who "has performed with abandon despite injury". Other winners over the years have been Robert Edwards, Dick Butkus, as well as others.

NFL Hall of Famer Arrested in Lake County

Dan Hampton, former Chicago Bears player,current accused drunk driver Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Dan Hampton, 64, was arrested in the Hoosier State last month on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.Hampton is suspected of drunk driving driving in Wingate, a small town near Crawfordsville, on the night of November 20. After posting a $25,ooo bond, he was…

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Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan poses with defensive end Mike Hartenstine (73), defensive tackles Dan Hampton (99) and Steve McMichael (76) during practice on Nov. 16, 1984 in Chicago. The former NFL coach, who became renowned for his defensive philosophy, died at the age of 82 on June 28, 2016. (Heinz Kluetmeier)