People reports that Ditka won championships as a player with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.
People reports that Mike Ditka died at 86. The former NFL tight end won championships with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys before coaching the Bears through the 1980s and leading them to a Super Bowl win.
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Mike Ditka, the former NFL tight end who became a championship-winning Chicago Bears coach, has died at 86, People reported. Entertainment Weekly and IGN also reported his death, noting that he led Chicago to victory in Super Bowl XX.
People's captured report says Ditka won championships as a player with the Bears and Dallas Cowboys before coaching Chicago through the 1980s and guiding the team to a Super Bowl win.
His celebrity stretched beyond football. The Hollywood Reporter's Mike Barnes recalled Ditka's turn in Kicking & Screaming, where he played a coach helping Will Ferrell's character with a youth soccer team. TVLine described him as a Saturday Night Live muse, while Entertainment Weekly linked that legacy to the show's "Da Bears" sketch.
@peopleMike Ditka, Legendary NFL Player and Chicago Bears Coach, Dead at 86 https://people.com/mike-ditka-legendary-nfl-player-and-chicago-bears-coach-dies-at-86-12166216?taid=6ac90808329a7f0001777bc0&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com
@CinemaTweets1BREAKING: Bears legend Mike Ditka has passed away at 86 years old. That means two legends who share this scene together from Kicking & Screaming, Robert Duvall & Mike Ditka, have both passed away in 2026. Ditka - whether you liked him or not - was undeniably charismatic. It shows in this film. A legend is lost today.
@TheInSneiderR.I.P. Chicago Bears legend MIKE DITKA, who was one of a kind. He was 86.@peopleMike Ditka, Legendary NFL Player and Chicago Bears Coach, Dead at 86 https://people.com/mike-ditka-legendary-nfl-player-and-chicago-bears-coach-dies-at-86-12166216?taid=6ac90808329a7f0001777bc0&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com@CinemaTweets1BREAKING: Bears legend Mike Ditka has passed away at 86 years old. That means two legends who share this scene together from Kicking & Screaming, Robert Duvall & Mike Ditka, have both passed away in 2026. Ditka - whether you liked him or not - was undeniably charismatic. It shows in this film. A legend is lost today.@TheInSneiderR.I.P. Chicago Bears legend MIKE DITKA, who was one of a kind. He was 86.@peopleMike Ditka, Legendary NFL Player and Chicago Bears Coach, Dead at 86 https://people.com/mike-ditka-legendary-nfl-player-and-chicago-bears-coach-dies-at-86-12166216?taid=6ac90808329a7f0001777bc0&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com@CinemaTweets1BREAKING: Bears legend Mike Ditka has passed away at 86 years old. That means two legends who share this scene together from Kicking & Screaming, Robert Duvall & Mike Ditka, have both passed away in 2026. Ditka - whether you liked him or not - was undeniably charismatic. It shows in this film. A legend is lost today.@TheInSneiderR.I.P. Chicago Bears legend MIKE DITKA, who was one of a kind. He was 86.@peopleMike Ditka, Legendary NFL Player and Chicago Bears Coach, Dead at 86 https://people.com/mike-ditka-legendary-nfl-player-and-chicago-bears-coach-dies-at-86-12166216?taid=6ac90808329a7f0001777bc0&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com@CinemaTweets1BREAKING: Bears legend Mike Ditka has passed away at 86 years old. That means two legends who share this scene together from Kicking & Screaming, Robert Duvall & Mike Ditka, have both passed away in 2026. Ditka - whether you liked him or not - was undeniably charismatic. It shows in this film. A legend is lost today.@TheInSneiderR.I.P. Chicago Bears legend MIKE DITKA, who was one of a kind. He was 86.
