Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania), is a former NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for 3 years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. Ditka was the only person to take part in the last two Chicago Bears' championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985.
 Ditka in August 2006 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | 18 October 1939
(aged 86) Carnegie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Aliquippa (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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On November 23, 2018, Ditka was hospitalized in Naples, Florida after suffering a heart attack while playing golf.[1]
Mike Ditka Media
Ditka playing for Pitt in 1960
Ditka (far left) with the 1961 Chicago Bears offensive line
Mike Ditka, American football end
"1985 Chicago Bears Visit the White House', a 2011 video of the Ditka and the Bears' visit to the White House after winning Super Bowl XX
Ditka presenting a keynote speech in Chicago in 2010
References
- ↑ "Mike Ditka, former NFL coach, treated for heart attack, reports say". Fox News. November 24, 2018.
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