George Wendt, "Cheers" Star, Dies at 76

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Column: George Wendt’s ‘Super Fans’ character endures in a long tradition of on-screen Chicago sports nuts

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George Wendt , who died Tuesday at age 76 , was an old-school Chicago sports fan from Beverly .

Wendt gained fame for the iconic role of Norm Peterson on the 1982-93 sitcom “ Cheers” Wendt also grew up watching the Bears, White Sox and Notre Dame football.

Few fan bases from other cities have been portrayed on screen as much as Chicago ’s, including cameos from director John Hughes ’ movies.

The all-time Chicago sports fan character on TV was Bob Newhart ’s Dr. Bob Hartley in the 1972 -78 sitcom “ The Bob New Hartley Show ” Hartley and his buddy, Jerry the orthodontist, trekked to Bulls, Cubs or Loyola basketball games.

Wendt followed in Newhart 's footsteps, popularizing the stereotypical loud, opinionated Chicago sports fans.

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