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Former member of the 85 Bears Dennis McKinnon has made some shocking allegations about his former team and coach, Mike Ditka. Here is what he said: ...
Former Bears coach Mike Ditka even said if he had a young son today, he wouldn’t allow him to play football. Gumbel calls the ’85 Bears football’s “ultimate cautionary tale.” ...
In '85 we won a championship — our defense carried us." Perhaps the tough-minded Ditka preaching defense was to be expected, but it's an interesting take that he provides.
Whether the 1985 Bears, 2000 Ravens or 2002 Bucs can claim the NFL's best-ever defense, one thing is clear: Bears coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan rode herd on the most ...
According to Bears coach Mike Ditka, the Lions helped make one of the NFL's greatest teams even better. In the regular-season finale at the Pontiac Silverdome on Dec. 22, 1985, Ditka refused to ...
AP file photo Mike Ditka was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1997 after an 11-year tenure with the Chicago Bears. Ditka coached the Saints until 1999, then worked for ESPN from 2004 ...
A new book revisits the 1985 Chicago Bears, whose iconic coaches—Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan—despised each other.
Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka remembered the legacy of Buddy Ryan during an interview with WGN Morning News. Ryan was the Bears’ former defensive coordinator who worked alongside Ditka ...
The '85 Bears created the "Super Bowl Shuffle," a song made before they even rolled the Patriots, 46-10, on Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans. Their team had plenty of personality that presented side ...
Mike Ditka walks off the field after the Bears lost 23-0 to Bill Walsh and the 49ers in the 1984 NFC Championship game.
Rivera still remembers a couple lessons Hall of Fame head coach Mike Ditka taught that Bears team in the days leading up to their 46-10 win over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Via ...
Super Bowl 50 won't be Ron Rivera's first trip to the big game. As a linebacker for the Bears, he won Super Bowl XX. Then, as the defensive coordinator, he helped guide the Bears to Super Bowl XLI ...