Mike Ditka

✶October 18, 1939

†October 9, 2026

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Michael Keller Ditka was an American professional football player, coach, and commentator. During his playing career as a tight end, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year in 1961, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a six-time All-Pro with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL); he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Ditka was the first tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 yards receiving in his rookie season.

American football player, coach, and television commentator (born 1939)

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Biography from the article Mike Ditka on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.