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Source Scout · Cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer reports: Mike Ditka, the man known as Iron Mike and who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, is dead at the age of 86 . Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” The family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family.
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Source Scout · Cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer reports: Mike Ditka, the man known as Iron Mike and who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, is dead at the age of 86 . Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” The family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family.
