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He was a three-sport athlete at Pitt, playing baseball (outfielder) and basketball (forward). [9] He also was an intramural wrestling champion. He started on the football team all three seasons, leading the team in receiving in each, while also serving as a linebacker, defensive end, and punter.
May 3, 2024 · Mike Ditka (born October 18, 1939, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player and head coach. In the 1960s and early ’70s he proved himself one of professional football’s greatest tight ends, using his talent for catching passes to revolutionize his position.
Oct 27, 2022 · ― Mike Ditka (born this day, October 18, 1939) pic.twitter.com/3WrSAXEFzi — MacCocktail (Mastodon: @ [email protected] ) (@MacCocktail) October 18, 2022 Before Super Bowl XX against the New England Patriots, Ditka couldn’t help but think of Halas, who had died during the 1983 season.
Nov 24, 2018 · Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is recovering in a Florida hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier this week.
Oct 18, 2023 · Tight end pioneer. Ditka helped revolutionize the tight end position upon joining the Bears in 1961. As a rookie, he became the first tight end in league history to record over 1,000 receiving...
Oct 7, 2022 · That is, until his friend, former Bears General Manager Jerry Vainisi — his ultimate teammate — died this past week. “We were close, he was a great man,” said Ditka, mourning the loss of a ...
An injury in the second game that year aborted his consecutive-game streak at 86. He missed eight games in two years with the Eagles before moving on to the Dallas Cowboys in 1969. The fiercely determined and competitive Ditka regained much of his old form in four years in Dallas.
Nov 24, 2018 · Legendary former Bears coach Mike Ditka is recovering in Florida after suffering a heart attack this week. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, Ditka was hospitalized in Florida earlier this week.
At 6-3, and 215-pounds, Ditka was a three-year letterman and starter for the Panthers. He became one of the greatest tight ends to ever play college or pro football. In 1958, as a sophomore, he led the Pitt team in catches with 18 for 252 yards and his punting averaged 42.5 yards.
Nov 24, 2018 · CHICAGO (NBC) – Pro football hall of famer and former NFL head coach Mike Ditka was hospitalized earlier this week after suffering a heart attack. The 79-year-old is currently recovering
