Mike Ditka, the legendary coach of the Chicago Bears, recently returned home to Chicago from Florida amid concerns about his health. Ditka’s return to the city where he coached for 11 seasons and the ...

1961 - Selected first round, fifth overall by the Chicago Bears in the NFL Draft; and also selected first round, eighth overall by the Houston Oilers in the AFL Draft. (At the time, the AFL and NFL ...

Walter Payton's new biography, Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, is generating a lot of buzz right now—and it's not necessarily for the right reasons. In the book, sportswriter Jeff ...

October 18 Former pro football player/coach Mike Ditka turns 86, tv producer Chuck Lorre 73, martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme 65, jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis 64, singer Curtis Stigers 60, ...

Super Bowl LIX is set for Feb. 9 in New Orleans, and we're counting down the days until the game takes place in the Superdome with a look back on the big Super Bowl moments in the Crescent City. The ...

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Legendary NFL coach Mike Ditka and his family are setting the record straight about rumors of his health. Over the weekend, a rumor emerged claiming the legendary Chicago Bears tight end entered ...

Surname was changed from Dyczko to Ditka when he was young. Nicknamed “Iron Mike,” “Da Coach” and “The Hammer.” Five-time Pro Bowl player (1961-1965 seasons). NFL tight end with the Chicago Bears ...