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At DT, context and meaning are a scarecrow kicking at moving goalposts.
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What a character.
A man of football.
I loved his press conferences when he was a head coach.
RIP Mr. Ditka.
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One of a kind no doubt. A throwback to the old days of football. RIP
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He will be missed. A true legend of the game.
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What a character. If you didn't know he was real, you'd probably think his football life was a movie script.
R.I.P. Iron Mike
HERE WE GO BROWNIES! HERE WE GO!!
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Sad day ... and I feel suddenly much older.
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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RIP BIG MIKE......with a smile on my face I remember him standing near Ricky Williams wearing a dress after trading his whole draft class for him.
They were hitched.....and it didn't go well. Mike was wonderful.
"You've never lived till you've almost died, life has a flavor the protected will never know" A vet or cop
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Sad to hear of his passing. He was a true living legend of the NFL. A throwback to days gone by. Lombardi and Ditka stand out in my mind as the most hard nosed NFL HC's of my lifetime. I believe gone with the passing of Ditka is also the end of HC's in his mold. Whether you think that's for better or for worse.
RIP Mike Ditka
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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Iron Mike and Butkus were the Chicago Bears.
Football in its purest form.
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RIP coach.
A number of years ago, wife and I (Browns fans) and my sis in law and bro in law - were in Cleveland for the bears at Browns game. Sat. night, we were out barhopping, and I noticed this guy. Told my wife "He looks just like Ditka". They guy got up to go to the bathroom. His table, all the guys were wearing bears stuff. I went up to them and said "You know that guy looks just like a young Mike Ditka?"
They said "He's Ditka's son, Matt. But don't tell him we told you."
Matt came back. I said "You're Mike's son, Matt?" He laughed and looked at his friends and called them some names.
Saw them at a couple other bars that night as well.
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Entertaining character! RIP.
Time to revisit some old SNL 'Da Bears' skits.
Bill Swerski: Okay, gentlemen, another scenario: Da Bears, they don’t make it, the plane is delayed.. and the only one who shows up is Ditka. Ditka vs. Da Giants. Okay, score, gentlemen.
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RIP, Coach Ditka. The definition of Football for years. Butkus was my favorite off his teams. Football the way it was played when it was played well. Thanks for the Chicago miracle. Da Bears!
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
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