Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka
Born: October 18, 1939
Carnegie, PA USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 228
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Aliquippa (PA)
Career: 1961-1972
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #8 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Chicago Bears
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988
Coaching record
Mike Ditka played from 1961 to 1972 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Ditka caught 427 passes for 5,812 yards and 43 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 56 | 1076 | 19.2 | 76 | 12 |
1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 58 | 904 | 15.6 | 69 | 5 |
1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 59 | 794 | 13.5 | 63 | 8 |
1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 75 | 897 | 12.0 | 34 | 5 |
1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 36 | 454 | 12.6 | 44 | 2 |
1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 378 | 11.8 | 30 | 2 |
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 274 | 10.5 | 25 | 2 |
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 111 | 8.5 | 18 | 2 |
1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 268 | 15.8 | 51 | 3 |
1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 26 | 0 |
1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 360 | 12.0 | 29 | 1 |
1972 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 26 | 1 |
Totals | 427 | 5812 | 13.6 | 76 | 43 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1972 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
1967 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 0 |
1969 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 |
1970 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
1971 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 4 |
1972 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
Awards
1985 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
1985 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
1988 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
Honors
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)