Mike Ditka passes away. RIP...
Hard to believe the the '85 Bears was 41 year ago...
Link: Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86
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His father was a Marine who later worked in the steel mills.
Mike was born in Carnegie, the same town as Honus Wagner.
He grew up in Aliquippa.He was a Pitt Icon.
Link: https://triblive.com/sports/pitt-great-pro-football-hall-of-famer-mike-ditka-dies-at-age-86/
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BTW, Ditka and Butkus were quintessentially Chicago Bears Football.
Both of them were tough as nails WYSIWYG guys.
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"Butkus!"-"Ditka!": famous TV commercial where the Chicago gridiron legends meet.
-Guys who used to have crew cuts
-blue collar, lunch pail, all the way
-ethnic, Slavic names
-Catholic
- shot and a beer guys
-guys who would knock your jock off
-Monsters of The Midway!
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