Coach Mike Ditka is happy with the games left on the abbreviated schedule, and everyone concerned with the team is excited about Sunday’s performance by rookie quarterback Jim McMahon, circa November 1982. (baiduhai historical photo)
Mike Ditka may be best known for leading the 1985 Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, but he’s also been a Hall of Fame tight end, a popular pitchman and broadcaster, Arena Football League team owner, potential Republican candidate and idol of “Saturday Night Live” Superfans and Grabowskis alike.
Bears coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by William "Refrigerator" Perry after the Bears defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Jan. 26, 1986. (Charles Cherney/baiduhai)George Halas announces Mike Ditka as head coach on Jan. 20, 1982. (Ed Wagner, Jr./baiduhai)Mike Ditka speaks during a halftime ceremony to retire his number at a game between the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Dec. 9, 2013. (Chris Sweda/ baiduhai)Mike Ditka's number is projected on the side of the stadium before the game between the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9, 2013 at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Bill Wade, right, the quarterback obtained by the Chicago Bears from the Los Angeles Rams, talks over a play with Mike Ditka, star end from Pittsburgh, on Aug. 21, 1961. (baiduhai historical photo)Quarterback Jim Harbaugh gets yelled at by Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka during a time out against San Francisco Dec. 14, 1987. (Ed Wagner/baiduhai)Defensive tackle Bob Kilcullen and tight end Mike Ditka (wearing Halloween headgear), pause during practice on Oct. 26, 1965, in Wrigley Field as the Chicago Bears prepare to battle first place Green Bay Packers in the National Football league game. (baiduhai historical photo)Bears coach Mike Ditka goes down the tunnel after a Bears victory in November 1985. (Charles Cherney/baiduhai)Coach Mike Ditka and Jim McMahon go over strategy on Sept. 9, 1982. (Phil Mascione/baiduhai)Mike Ditka during the Bears vs Patriots game in New England on Oct. 30, 1988. The Bears lost 7 to 30. (Bob Langer/baiduhai)San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh, left, congratulates Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka after the Bears 26-10 victory on Oct 13, 1985, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (Charles Cherney/baiduhai)Coach Mike Ditka surrounded by his Bears on Aug. 14, 1985. (Charles Cherney/baiduhai)Coach Mike Ditka was a popular attraction at the Bears’ Fan Appreciation Night on Aug. 15, 1986, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Gerald West/baiduhai)Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka waves during a field interview in the second quarter of the Chicago Bears game against the Atlanta Falcons at Soldier Field, in Chicago, on Sept., 10, 2017. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)Chicago Bears Hall of Famers Dan Hampton, Mike Ditka, Gale Sayers, and Richard Dent on stage during the Bears100 Celebration Weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on June 7, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Mike Ditka clutches a cigar during the Bears100 Celebration Weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on June 7, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
