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Mike Ditka

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Mike Ditka: Biography

Birth Name: Michael Keller Dyczko Jr.
Birth Place: Carnegie, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/18/1939, Libra
Profession: NFL coach; NFL player; analyst

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Mike Ditka Fast Facts:

Was selected as the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1961.
Was the first tight end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
Has won Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach and coach.
As the coach of the New Orleans Saints, traded all his draft picks to the Washington Redskins in 1999 for the right to select running back Ricky Williams. He also dressed as a groom with Williams in a bridal gown on the cover of ESPN magazine.
Is an avid golfer with a handicap of six.
Has his own line of wines, cigars, clothing and vitamins, and owns two resorts and three restaurants.
Introduced Sarah Palin at a campaign stop in Latrobe, PA.

Mike Ditka Relationships:
Charlotte Ditka - Mother
Marge Ditka - Ex-wife
Michael Ditka - Son
David Ditka - Brother
Mark Ditka - Son
Megan Ditka - Daughter
Ashton Ditka - Brother
Matthew Ditka - Son
Mary Ann Ditka - Sister
Diana Ditka - Wife
Michael Ditka - Father
College:
Attended University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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