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Former Bears FB Matt Suhey Dies At 68

Former Bears fullback Matt Suhey passed away on Sunday, the team confirmed. He was 68. From 1976-79, Suhey starred at Penn State. He was a grandson of Nittany Lions icon Bob Higgins and one of the three sons of Steve Suhey. Matt’s time with the program contributed to his family’s unofficial moniker of the “first family of Penn […]

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What happenedFormer Bears FB Matt Suhey Dies At 68

WhenSep 7, 2026, 4:51 PM CT

StatusNFC NORTH

Categorynfc-north

SourcePro Football Rumors

Latest updateSep 7, 4:51 PM CT

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Former Bears fullback Matt Suhey passed away on Sunday, the team confirmed. He was 68. From 1976-79, Suhey starred at Penn State. He was a grandson of Nittany Lions icon Bob Higgins and one of the three sons of Steve Suhey. Matt’s time with the program contributed to his family’s unofficial moniker of the “first family of Penn […] Whiskey Ditka is pointing readers to the original reporting, no

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