# @goatfarmmedia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeRzIR4uQvk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71373259-goatfarmmedia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T15:11:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** GOAT Farm Network (@GOATfarmmedia) — https://gondola.cc/GOATfarmmedia

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NFL legend Mike Ditka has passed away at the age of 86. 🙏

Ditka played 12 seasons in the NFL (1961–1972) as a tight end for the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys. He finished his playing career with 427 receptions, 5,812 receiving yards, and 43 receiving touchdowns in 158 regular-season games. Ditka earned five consecutive Pro Bowl selections (1961–1965), was named First-Team All-Pro twice, and won NFL Rookie of the Year in 1961. He helped the Bears win the 1963 NFL Championship and the Cowboys win Super Bowl VI following the 1971 season. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

As a coach, Ditka spent nine seasons (1973–1981) as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys before becoming head coach of the Chicago Bears (1982–1992) and later the New Orleans Saints (1997–1999). Across 14 seasons as an NFL head coach, he compiled a 121–95 regular-season record and a 6–6 playoff record. With Chicago, he went 106–62, won six division titles, and led the 1985 Bears to a 15–1 regular season and a 46–10 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Ditka was named AP NFL Coach of the Year twice (1985 and 1988). He won NFL championships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach.

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