Mike Ditka, Ultimate Gridiron Tough Guy, Dies At 86
Mike Ditka, the cigar-chomping, clipboard-snapping embodiment of Chicago football who won titles as both a Hall of Fame player and a legendary head coach, died on Friday. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately released. Ditka, kn
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Mike Ditka, the cigar-chomping, clipboard-snapping embodiment of Chicago football who won titles as both a Hall of Fame player and a legendary head coach, died on Friday. He was 86.
The cause of death was not immediately released. Ditka, known as “Iron Mike,” leaves behind a legacy as broad, loud, and indestructible as Chicago itself.
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