Biography+-+Ditka

= Mike Ditka =

//Ditka// Mike Ditka Researched by: Sophia

General Information
Mike Ditka's biggest accomplishment is bringing the Bears and the Dallas Cowboys to the **Super Bowl**. But the Bears actually won, and the Dallas Cowboys lost. The Bears won the **Super Bowl** in the year 1986. I chose this person to write about because I really do not know a lot about football, so thought that doing Mike Ditka would help me learn more.

Important Life Events

 * The year the Bears won the **Super Bowl** the score was 46-10 (Bears)
 * He was born in Carnegie, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
 * The college he went to was University of Pittsburgh.
 * He is considered one of the best tight ends in football history
 * He had 4 children with his first wife Marge and then married his 2nd wife Diana with zero kids.
 * Once at a football game he sang Take Me Out To The Ball Gamein 1998.
 * **The Bears won the Super Bowl 20.**

Illinois Relationship
Mike Ditka is related to Illinois because he has two steakhouses in Illinois. Also he **coached** the Bears in Illinois before they won the super bowl.

Important People in His/Her Life
Some important people in Mike Ditka's life were most of the Bear's players, including Walter Payton because he died at a very, very young age. William Perry because he was so big they called him the FRIDGE! Those were a few very, very important people in Mike Ditka's life.

Other Interesting Information
He is the 2nd and only other person to win the super bowl as a player, assistant coach, and a head coach. He was also put in the pro-football **Hall of Fame** on July 30th, 1988. **He** also played 12 seasons in the NFL. His full name is Michael Keller Ditka. His birthday is October 18th 1939. His place of birth is in Pennsylvania. He is the oldest out of his 4 brothers and sisters. Mike **ditka** is known for coaching the Chicago Bears when they won the **Super Bowl** 20. Also, he has once had a broadcasting job with NBC, CBS sports,and ESPN. He is the owner of the Chicago Rush, an arena football team. He has also been on a few TV shows like Saturday **Night Live**. He owns some Mike Ditka resorts. When he coached the Dallas Cowboys they made the playoffs eight times and then won the super bowl in 1977. He is still alive today.