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Also, Ditka, Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Jim McMahon, William " Refrigerator " Perry and Brian Urlacher are among Bears figures known for their appearances in TV commercials.
During the 1999 NFL Draft, Ditka traded all of his picks for that season, as well as the first-round and third-round picks for the following season, to the Washington Redskins in order to draft University of Texas Heisman Trophy running back Ricky Williams in the first round.
* Mike Ditka Coach 1997 – 1999 ( inducted for playing career with Chicago Bears and other teams, 1961 – 72 )
One irony in the Bears victory was that Payton had a relatively poor performance running the ball and never scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XX, his first and only Super Bowl appearance during his Hall of Fame career ( Many people including Mike Ditka have claimed that the reason for this due to the fact that the Patriots defensive scheme was centered around stopping Walter Payton ).
Thus, Chicago head coach Mike Ditka opted to go for other plays to counter the Patriots defense.
Ditka has since gone on record stating that his biggest regret of his career was not creating a scoring opportunity for Payton during the game.
Bears head coach Mike Ditka stated the inspiration for using Perry as a fullback was during five-yard sprints.
* Most own fumbles recovered or advanced for touchdowns, career: 2 ; Ken Kavanaugh, Mike Ditka, Gail Cogdill, Ahmad Rashad, Jim Mitchell, Drew Pearson, Del Rodgers, Alan Richard, and Kevin Curtis.
On March 12, 2007, Smith joined ESPN as a studio analyst for their NFL pregame coverage alongside Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, and Chris Mortensen.
In a 12-year career, Ditka caught 427 passes for over 5800 yards and 43 touchdowns.
The following year, 2006, the Chicago Rush, owned by Mike Ditka defeated the Orlando Predators 69-61 for the Rush's first championship in franchise history.
Alexis also appeared with Mike Ditka in the last episode of Cheers, " One for the Road " in 1993.
Allen was also given responsibility for the Bears ' college player drafts ; most likely his best-remembered choices were three players who won election the to the NFL Hall of Fame and became household names in American sport — end Mike Ditka ( chosen in 1961 ), halfback Gale Sayers and middle linebacker Dick Butkus ( 1965 ).
Rauschenberger's withdrawal was followed by a week of speculation about Mike Ditka replacing Ryan as the Republican nominee for U. S. Senate.
In 2002, a group of alumni at Baylor University promoted Singletary for the school's open head coaching position, holding a conference call ( which included Mike Ditka and Dave McGinnis ) with the university administration .< ref >
Typical debates involved Mike Ditka versus a hurricane ( in this particular debate, the Superfans believed that Ditka could defeat the hurricane, until it was revealed that the name of the hurricane was Hurricane Ditka, at which point Todd O ' Connor had a heart attack out of confusion ); who would win in a competition for World Domination – " Da Bearss " or " Da Bullss "; Mike Ditka winning the Indianapolis 500 driving the Bears ' team bus ; or how many points Michael Jordan could score if he played an entire game by himself while lounging in a recliner.
In 2006, George Wendt returned in Superfan garb alongside Ditka for a sketch prior to Super Bowl XL.
It was announced in June 2007 that Greenberg and Golic would also call a National Football League game together for ESPN, broadcasting the second game of ESPN's Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader along with former NFL coach and player Mike Ditka.
When interviewed about the draft class for nfl. com, Coach Mike Ditka stated that Bortz was a converted defensive player, with great feet, and he formed part of a solid offensive line.
Game Over ( originally titled Maximum Surge Movie ) was made by combining 65 minutes of original footage with 25 minutes of footage originally filmed for full motion video sequences in five different Digital Pictures games: Maximum Surge ( unreleased ), Corpse Killer, Prize Fighter, Supreme Warrior, and Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka.

Ditka and both
He made a habit of changing the play both in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage, a practice which frustrated Ditka but usually led to success.
After the win in Super Bowl XLI, Dungy became the third man to win Super Bowls both as a player and a head coach, following Ditka and Flores.

Ditka and NFL
Under head coach Mike Ditka, who won the 1985 NFL Coach of the Year Award, the Bears went 15-1 in the regular season, becoming the second NFL team to win 15 regular season games, while outscoring their opponents with a staggering margin of 456-198.
Brent Musburger hosted all the events with help from his then-fellow cast members of The NFL Today Irv Cross, Dick Butkus and Will McDonough, then-CBS Sports analysts Terry Bradshaw, Ken Stabler and Dan Fouts, and then-Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka.
In 1986, five NFL head coaches were former Landry assistants: Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves, John Mackovic, Gene Stallings, and Raymond Berry.
Former NFL head coach Mike Ditka said, "... these are some of the best fans in the NFL.
Davis had immediately started signing NFL stars such as Roman Gabriel, John Brodie and Mike Ditka to contracts with AFL teams.
Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. ( born October 18, 1939 ) is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach.
While there are some claims that Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka had been dunked a year earlier, NFL Films president Steve Sabol has stated that he can find no evidence to support it in any footage he has reviewed and that he believes the tradition started with Parcells and Jim Burt.
Other prominent American backers include former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski, and NFL linebacker Brandon Chillar.
This edition is hosted by the NFL Live team of Trey Wingo and analysts Merril Hoge, and occasionally Mark Schlereth or Mike Ditka.
Other prominent American backers include former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, and NFL linebacker Brandon Chillar.
As a result of the Saints ' turnaround from their previous 3 – 13 season ( under his predecessor, Mike Ditka ), Haslett was named NFL Coach of the Year.
The film features testimonials from NFL legends like Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Darryl " Moose " Johnston and Willie Wood among others about the hardships and struggles of life after football.
In the months before the 1999 NFL Draft, Ditka became enamored with Texas running back Ricky Williams, the Heisman Trophy winner who'd set an NCAA record for career rushing yards with the Longhorns.

Ditka and on
In addition to the " Super Bowl Shuffle " rap song, the Bears ' success in the 1980s – and especially the personality of head coach Mike Ditka – inspired a recurring sketch on the American sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, called " Bill Swerski's Superfans ".
Needing a lead of at least 12 more points, they found themselves in the awkward position of having to " run up the score " on the Saints, a move that would upset Saints head coach Mike Ditka and many Saints players.
This featured the second appearance by their idol Mike Ditka ( he had appeared on an episode of SNL after his firing by the Bears ); although, he was at the time coaching the New Orleans Saints, which resulted in a schism amongst the Superfans.
These guys are like brothers, and he's just trying to speak on their behalf ," says Rico McClinton of Iron Mike Ditka ( McClinton produced the film along with Phifer and Joe Ruggiero ).
To replace Ditka and Kuharich, Benson settled on Randy Mueller, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks, as general manager, and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Jim Haslett as head coach.

Ditka and Countdown
It was hosted by Stuart Scott along with analysts Ron Jaworski and Mike Ditka and aired from the site of the Monday night game preceding Monday Night Countdown.

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