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

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.

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 …

Dec 5, 2025 · 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 …

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Nov 27, 2024 · Mike Ditka has been off the radar for a little bit, prompting worries. A recent social media rumor swirled that the former Chicago Bears head coach had actually been in hospice …

Nov 25, 2024 · The coach is back! Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka, the tough-nut football legend who survived a stroke, heart attack and subsequent convalescence in Florida the last …

Mike Ditka, the No. 1 draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1961, introduced a new dimension to the tight end position that once was viewed primarily as an assignment for a tough, talented blocker.

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 …

Nov 26, 2024 · Rumors began swirling earlier in the week that NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka had landed in hospice, but his family has shared that is not the case for the Chicago Bears and …