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Mike Ditka

Michael Keller Ditka

Position: TE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 228 lbs.

Born: October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, PA
College: Pittsburgh   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (508th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988, finalist in 1981

Coaching Record

89 98 89 89

Hall of Fame

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 11:25PM
All-Time Rank: #211. Rod Smith… #212. DeMarcus Ware… #213. Terrell Buckley… #214. MIKE DITKA… #215. Steve Hutchinson… #216. John Lynch… #217. Jim Hart… 

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1961* 22 CHI TE 89 14 56 1076 19.2 12 76 4.0 76.9 1076 12 2 15
1962* 23 CHI TE 89 14 14 58 904 15.6 5 69 4.1 64.6 904 5 4 11
1963*+ 24 CHI TE 89 14 14 59 794 13.5 8 63 4.2 56.7 794 8 0 12
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 89 14 14 75 897 12.0 5 34 5.4 64.1 897 5 2 12
1965* 26 CHI TE 89 14 14 36 454 12.6 2 44 2.6 32.4 454 2 1 10
1966 27 CHI TE 89 14 14 32 378 11.8 2 30 2.3 27.0 378 2 0 6
1967 28 PHI TE 98 9 26 274 10.5 2 25 2.9 30.4 274 2 0 5
1968 29 PHI 89 11 13 111 8.5 2 18 1.2 10.1 111 2 0 2
1969 30 DAL te 89 12 4 17 268 15.8 3 51 1.4 22.3 268 3 0 5
1970 31 DAL 89 14 0 8 98 12.3 0 26 0.6 7.0 98 0 0 3
1971 32 DAL te 89 14 4 30 360 12.0 1 29 2.1 25.7 2 2 0 11 1.0 0.1 0.1 362 1 0 7
1972 33 DAL TE 89 14 0 17 198 11.6 1 26 1.2 14.1 198 1 0 5
Career 158 78 427 5812 13.6 43 76 2.7 36.8 2 2 0 11 1.0 0.0 0.0 5814 43 9 93
6 yrs CHI 84 70 316 4503 14.3 34 76 3.8 53.6 4503 34 9 66
4 yrs DAL 54 8 72 924 12.8 5 51 1.3 17.1 2 2 0 11 1.0 0.0 0.0 926 5 0 20
2 yrs PHI 20 0 39 385 9.9 4 25 2.0 19.3 385 4 0 7

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1961* 22 CHI TE 89 14 0 2 0 0 0
1962* 23 CHI TE 89 14 14 0 4 3 0 1
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 89 14 14 0 2 1 0 1
1965* 26 CHI TE 89 14 14 0 1 1 0 0
1968 29 PHI 89 11 0 0 1 0 0
1969 30 DAL te 89 12 4 0 0 1 0 0
1971 32 DAL te 89 14 4 0 0 1 0 0
Career 158 78 0 9 8 0 2
6 yrs CHI 84 70 0 9 5 0 2
4 yrs DAL 54 8 0 0 2 0 0
2 yrs PHI 20 0 0 0 1 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1971 32 DAL te 89 14 4 3 30 0 29 10.0 392
Career 158 78 3 30 0 29 10.0 5844

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961* 22 CHI TE 89 14 12 12 72
1962* 23 CHI TE 89 14 14 5 1 6 36
1963*+ 24 CHI TE 89 14 14 8 8 48
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 89 14 14 5 1 6 36
1965* 26 CHI TE 89 14 14 2 2 12
1966 27 CHI TE 89 14 14 2 2 12
1967 28 PHI TE 98 9 2 2 12
1968 29 PHI 89 11 2 2 12
1969 30 DAL te 89 12 4 3 3 18
1971 32 DAL te 89 14 4 1 1 6
1972 33 DAL TE 89 14 0 1 1 6
Career 158 78 43 2 45 270
6 yrs CHI 84 70 34 2 36 216
4 yrs DAL 54 8 5 5 30
2 yrs PHI 20 0 4 4 24

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Charle Young, Keith Jackson, Charlie Sanders*, Mark Bavaro, Bob Tucker, Riley Odoms, Bob Trumpy, Ozzie Newsome*, Fred Arbanas, Dan Ross
4 Riley Odoms, Charlie Sanders*, Mark Bavaro, Keith Jackson, Bob Tucker, Charle Young, Dan Ross, Jeremy Shockey, Ozzie Newsome*, Bob Trumpy
5 Bob Tucker, Charlie Sanders*, Fred Arbanas, Riley Odoms, John Mackey*, Keith Jackson, Jason Witten, Rich Caster, Ozzie Newsome*, Tony Gonzalez
6 Fred Arbanas, Rich Caster, Charlie Sanders*, Tony Gonzalez, Ozzie Newsome*, Riley Odoms, Jason Witten, Bob Tucker, Antonio Gates, Keith Jackson
7 Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Fred Arbanas, Charlie Sanders*, Jason Witten, Dallas Clark, Rich Caster, Keith Jackson, Ozzie Newsome*, Dave Casper*
8 Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Shannon Sharpe*, Dave Casper*, Fred Arbanas, Jason Witten, Rich Caster, Charlie Sanders*, Keith Jackson, Dallas Clark
9 Dave Casper*, Todd Christensen, Shannon Sharpe*, Fred Arbanas, Kellen Winslow*, Jason Witten, Brent Jones, Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Rich Caster
10 Dave Casper*, Shannon Sharpe*, Todd Christensen, Fred Arbanas, Kellen Winslow*, Jerry Smith, Jason Witten, Rich Caster, Brent Jones, Riley Odoms
11 Dave Casper*, Riley Odoms, Shannon Sharpe*, Fred Arbanas, Jerry Smith, Charlie Sanders*, Bob Tucker, Todd Christensen, Rich Caster, Raymond Chester
12 Dave Casper*, Riley Odoms, Jerry Smith, Rich Caster, Raymond Chester, Shannon Sharpe*, Pete Retzlaff, Charlie Sanders*, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones
Career Dave Casper*, Riley Odoms, Jerry Smith, Pete Retzlaff, Charlie Sanders*, Rich Caster, Raymond Chester, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones, Fred Arbanas

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

First-Team All-Pro
1963
1964

Approximate Value
1961 NFL 15 (10)

Receptions
1961 NFL 56 (5)
1962 NFL 58 (5)
1963 NFL 59 (6)
1964 NFL 75 (2)
Career 427 (164)

Receiving Yds
1961 NFL 1076 (4)
1962 NFL 904 (10)
1964 NFL 897 (7)
Career 5812 (175)

Receiving TD
1961 NFL 12 (2/86)
1963 NFL 8 (9)
Career 43 (159)

Yds/Reception
1961 NFL 19.2 (4)

Receiving Yds/Game
1961 NFL 76.9 (4)
1964 NFL 64.1 (9)

Touchdowns
1961 NFL 12 (4)

Points Scored
1961 NFL 72 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1961 NFL 12 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs
1962 NFL 1 (8)
1964 NFL 1 (9)

Yds/Touch
Career 13.5 (153)

Fumble Return TD
1962 NFL 1 (1/41)
1964 NFL 1 (2/41)
Career 2 (39)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19611st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19612nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19611st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19612nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19621st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19622nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19621st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19621st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19631st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19631st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19631st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19631st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19641st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19641st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19641st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19641st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19641st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19651st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19652nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19662nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19662nd TeamAll-NFLUPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 14 TE 10 40
1971 32 14 TE 42 16
1972 33 14 TE 26 25
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