Matt Suhey, a fullback who helped Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears win the 1985 NFL championship, has died. He was 68.

A fullback who starred at Penn State before spending 10 seasons in the NFL, all with the Bears in the 1980s, died at 68.

Matt Suhey, Super Bowl XX champion who played his entire NFL career in Chicago, has passed away.

Matt Suhey, the former Chicago Bears fullback, died at 68 on Sept. 6, 2026, NBC Chicago reported. He spent all 10 NFL seasons with Chicago, helped protect and block for Walter Payton, and scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX.

Bears legend Matt Suhey died in his sleep Saturday night over Labor Day weekend, according to multiple reports. He was 68. The cause of death for the longtime Chicago fullback and running back, who spent his full 10-year NFL career in the city,