About Mike Ditka:

• Born October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania –
Raised in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
• Attended Aliquippa High School and played basketball,
baseball, and football
• Played football for University of Pittsburgh –
Was All-American as a senior in 1960
• Ditka played defensive end, linebacker, and tight end in college
• The Chicago Bears drafted Ditka in the first round in 1961
• Voted NFL rookie of the year in 1961
• He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967 and played
for two years ('67-'68)
• Ditka was then traded to the Dallas Cowboys where he played
for four years ('68-'72)
• Caught 7-yard touchdown pass to help Cowboys win Super Bowl VI
• Played 12 seasons in the NFL from 1961-1972
• Worked as assistant coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973-1981
• Won Super Bowl Championship in 1974 with the Dallas Cowboys
as an assistant coach
• Won Super Bowl Championship in 1985 with the Chicago Bears
• Worked as the New Orleans Saints head coach from 1997-2000
• Second and only other person to win the Super Bowl as a player,
assistant coach, and head coach
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30, 1988
• First Tight End to be inducted into the Hall of Fame tired with
427 career receptions, most ever by a Tight End at that time
• Golf is his favorite hobby – which he plays to a six handicap
• He is married to Diana and has four children:
Mike, Mark, Megan, and Matthew