Sun-Times file Even as a quarterback, Bob Avellini came to the Bears in the shadow of Walter Payton — he was the Bears’ sixth-round draft pick out of Maryland in 1975, when Payton was the ...

CHICAGO — Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The Bears said ...

A former Chicago Bears quarterback has reportedly died at the age of 70. He was known for teaming up with Walter Payton in the early part of the Hall of Fame running back’s career. According to ...

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Bob Avellini, who spent all nine of his NFL seasons in the Windy City, died Saturday. He was 70 years old. The Bears announced that Avellini lost a battle with cancer.

Bob Avellini, a former Chicago Bears quarterback, has died at the age of 70 after a tough battle with cancer. In a statement, the Bears confirmed he had passed away as they paid tribute to one of ...

Former Bears quarterback Bob Avellini died on Saturday at the age of 70. Avellini joined the Bears as a 1975 sixth-round pick — Walter Payton was Chicago’s first-round pick that year — and started ...

Bob Avellini, who threw one of the most famous passes in Bears history, has died at the age of 70 of cancer. Avellini's famous pass was a 37-yard touchdown throw to tight end Greg Latta with three ...

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Bob Avellini has died at the age of 70. Avellini had been battling cancer before his death, according to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs. The Bears selected ...

Former Bears quarterback Bob Avellini passed away Saturday at the age of 70. Arriving in 1975 as a sixth-round draft pick out of Maryland, Avellini spent 10 seasons with the Bears, appearing in 73 ...

Bob Avellini, the former Bears quarterback who teamed with Walter Payton to lead the team to its first postseason appearance in 14 years in 1977, has died. He was 70. The Bears said in a statement ...

That proved itself to be true on Saturday, as Williams and several Bears players including Montez Sweat, DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Nate Davis and Cole Kmet heard a loud ovation from Cubs fans at ...