Steve McMichael’s entry to the Hall of Fame is all but certain as Bears great is selected by the seniors committee
CHICAGO — The topic arose Monday morning at Steve McMichael’s bedside in Homer Glen, the notion that his call to the Pro Football Hall of Fame could be coming this week. Instantly, McMichael’s eyebrows rose and that bug-eyed look he has given for 65 years whenever he gets excited came forth. It was a goosebump moment.
Even as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) keeps him in its clutches, rendering him permanently incapacitated, McMichael’s smile still can push through the same way he did as a fearsome defensive tackle breaking through an offensive line.
Hall of Fame aspirations were obvious in McMichael’s eyebrows, his stare, his grin. For Misty McMichael, his wife of 22 years, it was another sign this journey they’ve been on — once a laughter-filled, raucous joyride but now a cruel test of stamina and survival — should lead them to one final destination.
To Canton, Ohio. To that prestigious football museum where the busts of the greatest to ever play are united for eternity.
“It’s where he belongs,” Misty said. “He
