CHICAGO (CBS) --The Bears will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 at halftime of their Dec. 9 Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys.The team announced their intentions early Friday morning ...

When the Bears last week announced they will retire the No. 89 jersey of Mike Ditka, it was a long time coming for the iconic coach and former tight end who dominated his position when he was in ...

The Bears will honor legendary former player and coach Mike Ditka by retiring his No. 89 jersey at halftime of a Dec. 9 Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field. Skip to main ...

— -- CHICAGO -- There will never be another Mike Ditka, a football coach who became a cultural force of nature, and now there will never be another No. 89 for the Chicago Bears. Ditka, who ...

Gov. Quinn calls Mike Ditka "the best tight end of all time." And he says he "molded and guided arguably the best football team," referring to the 1985 Super Bowl champs.

Bears to Retire Ditka's Jersey During Cowboys Game Published May 24, 2013 • Updated on May 24, 2013 at 4:28 pm Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next ...

The Chicago Bears have had some great players over the years, and as a result the team has retired a total of 14 jersey numbers, the most of any club in NFL history.

Ditka was a part of the Bears last two NFL titles as he played for Chicago from 1961-66 and coached the team from 1982-92. He is the only player in the NFL's modern era to win a title with the ...

Mike Ditka revolutionized the tight end position during a Hall of Fame career with the Bears and later led the franchise to its first Super Bowl championship as head coach. On Monday night, the Bears ...

The Chicago Bears retired Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and former head coach Mike Ditka’s No. 89 jersey at halftime of Monday’s Bears-Dallas Cowboys game at Soldier Field.

Mike Ditka, who won a Super Bowl as a tight end for George Halas in 1963 and coached the Chicago Bears to a much more famous one in 1985, finally got his jersey retired Monday night in a halftime ...

Apparently, Mike Ditka and the McCaskey family have buried the hatchet. The family that runs the Chicago Bears has made the decision to retire Ditka's No. 89 jersey during a December ceremony at ...