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Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame tight end and Bears' Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at age 86
Mike Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end and the coach of the Chicago Bears ' only Super Bowl championship team, has died at the age of 86, his family announced on Friday.
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Mike Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end and the coach of the Chicago Bears ' only Super Bowl championship team, has died at the age of 86, his family announced on Friday. Ditka's long list of accomplishments includes being a member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame, the 1961 NFL Offensive Player of the Year and a two-time NFL Coach of the Year. The first tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ditka's No. 89 has been retired by the Bears.
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