RIP Mike Ditka

[unassuming]

The NFL HOFer, NFL Champion ,3XSB Champion, coach and NFL analyst has passed at 86, 9 days shy of his 87th birthday

Mike Ditka - Wikipedia

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[redshank]

So much media training and corporatism today there’s no more characters like Ditka

 

[jalimon]

He knew football I admit.

But as a human being, he was a piece of shit.

 

[redshank]

He knew football I admit.

But as a human being, he was a piece of shit.

DUMB

 

[onomatopoeia]

 

[Insidious Von]

Mike Ditka won the Super Bowl as a player 1972 and as a coach 1986. He was tough as nails, a tight end with a linebacker's mentality.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Mr Irrelevant sounds kind of like a remake of Brian's Song.

John Tuggle had 49 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards and 156 kickoff return yards for his career. The biopic will likely lead to a price hike for his Topps rookie card. He died of cancer at age 25, so it's unlikely that the movie will have a sequel.

As far as I can tell, there is no connection whatsoever between Mike Ditka and John Tuggle, other than that they both played football.

 

[jalimon]

DUMB

Yeah he was also quite dumb.

 

[mjg1]

Mike Ditka won the Super Bowl as a player 1972 and as a coach 1986. He was tough as nails, a tight end with a linebacker's mentality.

I agree, but I also thought he was overrated as a headcoach.
Compared to someone like Bill Walsh, Ditka doesn't stack up.

 

[geezerbuter]

I agree, but I also thought he was overrated as a headcoach.
Compared to someone like Bill Walsh, Ditka doesn't stack up.

The year he traded an entire draft for Ricky Williams the saints lost to the 0-7 renewed upstart browns and Ditka laid on the sidelines like a beached whale

 

[geezerbuter]

86 86ed at 86

 

[Orcas]

So much media training and corporatism today there’s no more characters like Ditka

He would crush people's sensitive little hearts if he was around today.

 

[K Douglas]

No fan of the Bears but I liked Ditka a lot. Tough no nonsense player and coach. Iconic in the Windy City. RIP Big Mike

 

[WyattEarp]

So much media training and corporatism today there’s no more characters like Ditka

Post-game press conferences and sideline interviews are all fairly milquetoast in this sports era.