Mike Ditka

American football player

1939 –

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Who is Mike Ditka?

Michael Keller Ditka is a former American football player, coach, and television commentator. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win an NFL title as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach. Ditka is also the only individual in modern NFL history to win a championship with the same team as a player and a head coach. Ditka was 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.

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Born
Oct 18, 1939
Carnegie
Also known as
  • Michael Keller Ditka
  • Michael Keller Ditka, Jr.
  • Michael Dyczko
  • Iron Mike
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Ukrainian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pittsburgh
Lived in
  • Pennsylvania

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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