The Chicago Bears have more players, coaches and administrators enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame than any other NFL team — 30.
Ditka, like mob boss Frank Costello in “The Departed,” was not a product of his environment; his environment was a product of him. Besides George Halas, no person has done more to shape the Bears. While Halas oversaw the franchise for 64 years, Ditka made his everlasting impact in 17: six as a player, 11 as head coach.
Before he was the coach who returned the Bears to glory and connected with fans by extolling the virtues of the blue-collar “Grabowski” lifestyle over the flashiness of New York and Los Angeles, “Iron Mike” was the NFL’s first great tight end. had an audacious plan. Ditka would become the first tight end to affect the receiving and rushing games equally.The 6-foot-3, 228-pound Ditka blindsided the NFL in 1961 with 56 receptions for 1,076 yards and 12 touchdowns and was a runaway winner as the UPI’s rookie of the year.
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