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Could Mike Ditka have derailed Barack Obama's ascendancy?
Could Mike Ditka have derailed Barack Obama's ascendancy?
Barack Obama's easy win in the 2004 Illinois Senate race catapulted him to national fame and set him on his current path toward the White House. It was a convincing victory that is now but a footnote in the career of the Democratic presidential nominee. But that victory wasn't as assured as ...
Former Pitt, NFL star Mike Ditka says you can't take hard hits out of football, but masks can go
post-gazette.com — Iron Mike Ditka, a former Pitt All-American and NFL Hall of Famer, had a message for the... players at his alma mater yesterday. He told them to outwork and outhit the opponent. (more) Former Pitt, NFL star Mike Ditka says you can't take ...
Mike Ditka vs. Barack Obama?
Mike Ditka vs. Barack Obama?
gunaxin.com — Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re familiar with Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. He is... the junior United States Senator from the State of Illinois, having been elected in 2004 for a six year term. At the time of ... (more) Mike Ditka vs. Barack Obama?
Mike Ditka: Take The Mask Off The Helmet
Mike Ditka: Take The Mask Off The Helmet
youbeenblinded.com — • Former NFL player and coach Mike Ditka has a plan to clean up the game Former... NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Mike Ditka is one of the league’s all-time baddest men. He’s 69 years old and he can still lay the wood and ... (more) Mike Ditka: Take The Mask Off The Helmet
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President Ditka: What Might Have Been
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... When I want the realpolitick of the American landscape explained to me, I always turn to Yahoo! sports for some plain talk.  In this case, Chris Chase’s alternative history of the 2004 Illinois Senate campaign, in which he writes, “For a few days in the summer of ‘04 there was the very real possibility that the Republican opponent in Obama’s first major election battle race would be Chicago Bears coaching legend Mike Ditka.” ...

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The last time the Chicago Bears scored this many points, Walter Payton was taking handoffs and Mike Ditka was prowling the sideline.