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NFL Hall of Famer and Former Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka Dies at 86
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Mike Ditka, who won Super Bowl XX as head coach of the Chicago Bears in 1985, passed away at the age of 86. During his playing career, Ditka was a five-time Pro Bowl tight end for the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys before being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He returned to Chicago as head coach from 1982 to 1992 and later coached the New Orleans Saints from 1997 to 1999. Ditka remains one of only two individuals in National Football League history to win a Super Bowl as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka died at age 86.
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