Early life Ditka was born Michael Dyczko, on October 18, 1939, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, the oldest child of Charlotte (Keller) and Mike Ditka Sr. [4] He grew up in nearby Aliquippa …

Dec 5, 2025 · Mike Ditka, American gridiron football player and coach. In the 1960s and early ’70s he proved himself one of the NFL’s greatest tight ends. After retiring as a player, Ditka embarked on a …

Mike Ditka was picked in the first round of the 1961 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and quickly became a force catching the ball at tight end. Learn more about one of the best tight ends to ever play the game.

May 10, 2025 · Chicago, IL — In a heartbreaking turn of events, NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka, the legendary tight end and former head coach of the Chicago Bears, has passed away at the age of 85. …

Ditka is the only person to participate in both of the last two Chicago Bears’ championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985. He is known by the nickname “Iron Mike,” which he has said …

Mike Ditka. Actor: Kicking & Screaming. Mike Ditka is an American former football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College Football (1986) and Pro Football Hall of Fame …

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Mike Ditka was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1999, finishing his career as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Over his twenty-three years of coaching his …

Nov 26, 2024 · NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has returned to Chicago and is not in hospice, he and his wife, Diana, told the Chicago Sun-Times. A rumor had circulated stating the famous Bears coach had …

Michael Keller Ditka (/ ˈdɪtkə / DIT-kə; born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is an American former professional football player, coach, and television commentator.