Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. (born October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania) is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for 3 years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. Ditka was the only individual to participate in the last two Chicago Bears' championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985.
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With a goal to become a big success off the field, Syracuse native and NFL running back Dorsey Levens simply wanted to break into the film industry. But his current film project "Bell Rung" — a documentary that he h ...
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The other day there were some articles and videos in the Den, followed by Dave Gilbert's excellent article wondering if a playoff-less 2012 season would be Lovie's last in Chicago. Now the poll results at last check were ...
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Mike Ditka. (VINCENT LAFORET/AFP/Getty Images) (WSCR) This week’s Crap of the Week goes out to none other than our own Matt Abbatacola. This, from Third String Catcher in the Rye. Doesn’t anyone know anything about ...
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NEW ORLEANS — It’s a lazy afternoon at Cooter Brown’s Tavern uptown, where the patrons sweat on the porch and the drinks sweat on the bar. As usual, it doesn’t take long for talk to turn to the hometown Saints. “You know what, we’re use ...
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Now is when Chicago’s celebrity scene gets interesting. Some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports will soon visit our city on vacation (NBA stars especially like to do this) or because they live here part-time (you ...
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Lovie Smith. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) By Steve Silverman- (CBS) This is a legacy season for Lovie Smith. If all goes well for the Bears, they will challenge the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North title, earn a spot in the play ...
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So here is some trivia for you: Here in the doldrums of the NFL offseason there isn't always a lot to talk about. So I thought I'd get an early jump on an old summer favorite; history posts. I have gathered a couple of t ...
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A court hearing for the son of Chicago Bears coaching legend Mike Ditka highlighted an unusual possible foil for a roadside breath-alcohol test: chewing tobacco. At a hearing May 9, a Lake County judge threw out ...
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With a goal to become a big success off the field, former Georgia Tech and NFL running back Dorsey Levens simply wanted to break into the film indust ...
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