Mike Ditka, who turns 80 on Friday, has had a remarkable football life. Bears tight end Mike Ditka on May 30, 1962. Consensus All-America tight end at Pittsburgh in 1960. Five-time Pro Bowl selecti… ...

Saints historian and former Times-Picayune sports writer Jim Rapier is here to compare the past to the present … and ...

Bears coach Mike Ditka, right, and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan are carried off the field after beating the Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986, in New Orleans.

Mike Ditka, former football player and former coach of the Chicago Bears, speaks with Richard Wilson, IWU President, before the media and students Wednesday (April 23, 2008) at Illinois Wesleyan ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Facing fierce criticism for saying "there has been no oppression in the last 100 years," former Bears coach Mike Ditka has issued an apology, saying he's "completely intolerant of ...

Mike Ditka spent five-plus decades around pro football. He's a Hall of Famer and a Super Bowl champion. But when it comes to NFL players protesting police brutality and racial injustice during the ...

When Mike Ditka said no to Donald Trump — and Hope Hicks feared she’d hear, ‘You’re fired!’ It was a stunner this week when news hit that former White House aide Hope Hicks may testify ...

Former Bears head coach Mike Ditka walks the sidelines during the game between the Bears and the Atlanta Falcons at Soldier Field on September 10, 2017. Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images.

Bears coach Mike Ditka holds a press conference, circa 1987. More than any individual in a true cast of characters, head coach Mike Ditka epitomized the Super Bowl Bears. Former Bears coach Mike ...

Mike Ditka said there hasn't been racism in America in over 100 years..Um...there was a police protected Nazi rally 2 days ago — Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) October 10, 2017.

Hey, Mike Ditka: Being old, white and tough doesn’t mean you have to be an idiot. By Coleman Bentley. October 10, 2017 By now you’ve heard about the NFL protests.