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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 7, 10:55 PM
Bears' Super Bowl champion fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68
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Matt Suhey, a fullback who helped Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears win the 1985 NFL championship, has died.
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Bears' Super Bowl champion fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68
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As of September 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Matt Suhey, a fullback who helped Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears win the 1985 NFL championship, has died.
The headline split WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Bears' Super Bowl champion fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Former Penn State and Chicago Bears fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68".
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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Sep 7, 10:06 PM
Former Penn State and Chicago Bears fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68
Matt Suhey, a former fullback for the Chicago Bears and a standout player for Penn State football, has died at the age of 68.
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Sep 7, 10:06 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.
Sep 7, 10:55 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.