Overview
- The Chicago Bears confirmed Suhey's death on Sunday, and multiple teammates and family members publicly remembered his role on the team.
- Suhey spent his entire 10-season NFL career with the Bears from 1980 to 1989 and scored the opening touchdown in Super Bowl XX on an 11-yard run.
- Over 148 regular-season games he totaled 828 carries for 2,946 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns and caught 260 passes for 2,113 yards and five receiving scores.
- Suhey was best known as Walter Payton’s lead blocker and longtime friend, later serving as executor of Payton’s estate and remaining close to the Payton family.
- The Lake County coroner’s office said its preliminary investigation showed no suspicious circumstances and cited Suhey’s significant medical history, with the primary care physician set to complete the death certificate as natural causes.