Article: Score one for Ditka's Da Coach's food is great

Article: We can't ignore it, Mike; Ditka's trust fund has paid only $57,000 to needy ex-players despite collecting $1.3 million, and Da Coach won't explain the discrepancy
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ...For the right price, Mike Ditka will put his name on anything. You can book a room at Mike Ditka Resorts. You can buy a bottle of Mike Ditka wine, including the Kick Ass Red. You can devour...

Article: Mike Ditka is said to have changed his fiery ways since becoming the Saints' coach, but don't believe it for a minute // Same old, same old
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 19, 1997 ;     700+ words ...METARIE, La. When Mike Ditka returns to Chicago on Friday, we are...has been coaching the Saints. A new Mike Ditka? "That's bull," said Danny Abramowicz...coordinator. "Smell it, don't eat it." The new Mike Ditka is the old Mike Ditka. If there's a...

Article: Miracle of Mike Ditka Will Not Be Forgotten
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 6, 1993 ;     700+ words ......known them, are officially dead. Mike Ditka was the last remaining vestige of...at his Winnetka home. A miracle, Mike Ditka would call his career later in the...Hey," he said in the parking lot, "Mike Ditka's a guy who came out of Aliquippa...

Article: 'I'm ready to fight now'; Mike Ditka has taken too many unnecessary hits for someone trying to raise money for a worthy cause, but he has no plans to back down
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......his restaurant on Chestnut Street. Mike Ditka is clad in black like an animal unafraid...that Ditka's other charity fund, the Mike Ditka Hall of Fame Assistance Fund, gave...disgraceful runaround. "I'm sure Mike Ditka could have a great life just hanging...

Article: How will Bears fare without Mike Ditka?
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 13, 1988 ;     466 words ......The Bears will do very well without Mike Ditka - better, in fact, than with him...is for sure - Bear games without Mike Ditka should prove very exciting and unpredictable...City Chicago will never be without Mike Ditka. I was at the Tampa Bay game last...

Article: LOOK WHO'S GOT HIS OWN MERLOT: DA COACH; In effort to tap yuppie market, Mike Ditka releases signature wines.(Mike Ditka)
Advertising Age;  November 13, 2006 ;     624 words ......former chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka is blitzing the wine cellar...Coach Pinot Grigio'' and Mike Ditka's Kick Ass Red''-comes just...s wine drinkers,'' said Mike North, a former hot-dog...shift that will help Mr. Ditka's wine sales. But he's also...

Article: Really, It Is Almost Too Much to Bear: Mellow Mike Ditka
The Washington Post;  December 4, 1988 ;     700+ words ......phone space, waiting-no, begging-for a vintage Mike Ditka insult. This was the interview equivalent of a...knows it, too. "If you're asking, `Is it a calmer Mike Ditka?' Yeah, it's a calmer Mike Ditka and it's one who appreciates life a hell of a...

Article: Score one for Mike Ditka's: Excellent eats make it a winner.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ...What's doing at Ditka's place? Mike Ditka's restaurant (formerly known as Iron...positive that they made a stop at Mike Ditka's restaurant in Chicago. On the same...Avenue, the prices are more than fair. Mike Ditka's menu is attractive and easy to...

Article: City Needs More Like Mike Ditka
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 7, 1993 ;     177 words ...Long before Mike Ditka was fired as the Bears head coach, sportscasters had become fond of saying that Mike Ditka is Chicago. We're not so sure, at least...say, we're not so sure that Chicago is Mike Ditka anymore. Is today's Chicago as intense...

Article: Notice any change? // The taming of Mike Ditka
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 13, 1990 ;     700+ words ......practice field, meeting room and golf course is Mike Ditka has changed. The primary perpetrator of the word is Ditka. The question is how, and the answers can be elusive. "I am going to control my temper," Ditka says. "You'll be so amazed, you'll think...

Article: Chicago Icon Mike Ditka Joins CBS 2 CHICAGO.
PR Newswire;  July 15, 2004 ;     254 words ......and Hall of Famer and sportscaster Mike Ditka joins CBS 2 CHICAGO this fall as...the station. To have the legendary Mike Ditka join this team means that more and...the headlines surrounding the game. Mike Ditka's intensity and passion for the game...

Article: IT'S A NEW MIKE DITKA, WELL, MOST OF THE TIME\ THE FIERY COACH HAS THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OFF TO A SURPRISING 3-0 START. THEY PLAY THE PATRIOTS SUNDAY.
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Herald (Maine) 10-01-1998 SPORTS Mike Ditka was just getting ready to hang up...God bless you. And yes, that's Iron Mike Ditka, somehow reduced to football's version...enough, he'll get rolling, and the old Mike Ditka will surface. A guaranteed contract...

Article: A fitness message from Mike Ditka.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 17, 2003 ;     557 words ......and New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka. He was in Miami recently as part...themselves. ___ ON MEN'S HEALTH _For Coach Mike Ditka's advice, go to www.tacklingmenshealth...KRT Photo Service, 202-383-6099): mike ditka (c) 2003, The Miami Herald.

Article: Mellow Mike Ditka?; So far, Saints coach has been calm and cool.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ......practice fields wearing baggy shorts is Mike Ditka? I think I've mellowed a little...leaving. Everyone on the team knows: If Mike Ditka says the sky is purple today, the...too many, he said. Winning routine Mike Ditka has been to the Super Bowl three...