Steve McMichael enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame

Though McMichael is no longer able to speak due to ALS, his sister, Kathy, relayed the speech that she worked on with her brother that he would have given if able to. Here it is in its entirety:

“Hey Chicago, Bears fans and Mongo fans, woohoo I’m in the Hall of Fame, baby! I want to thank the Hall of Fame, the senior selection committee, the Chicago Bears and all the fans. The best fans in the world and the best city to play football in. I played 15 years in the NFL and loved every minute of every down. I played with the greatest players in the NFL and the greatest defense to this day, baby. I want to thank all of my teammates. It’s an honor to join my teammates Walter Payton, Richard Dent, Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton, Jimbo Covert, coach [Mike] Ditka, coach [Buddy] Ryan, and all the Bears before us. I’d like to say a special thank you to my pseudo son, Jarrett Payton, for introducing me. I want to thank my family, my father Mac, my brother Richard, my sisters Sharon and Kathryn Denise. To my wife, Misty, thank you for giving me my beautiful daughter Macy, and to Macy, you’ll always be my little girl. Daddy loves you. And finally, to my mother: We made it momma; your baby made it! Bear down and hook ’em.”