CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Bears hero Steve "Mongo" McMichael is expected to released from the hospital soon and return home, according to a Tuesday update from a family spokesperson.
The 65-year-old who has been battling ALS for three years, was hospitalized Thursday night, a spokesperson said. He was admitted was admitted unconscious with sepsis and put on two IV antibiotics, the spokesperson had said.
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As of Saturday, cultures revealed the sepsis is gone, but he is still fighting pneumonia, the update said.
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McMichael played for the Bears from 1981 until 1993, and was part of the 1985 Super Bowl championship team.
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