You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Players > D > Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka

Michael Keller Ditka

Position: TE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, PA
College: Pittsburgh

Career AV: 80 (345th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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.

Coaching Record

89 98 89 89

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · CSV · PRE · Game Log · Splits · TD Log · Big Games · Super Bowl Plays
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 0 56 1076 19.2 12 76 4.0 76.9 1076 12 2 11
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 13
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 15
1966 27 CHI TE 89 14 14 32 378 11.8 2 30 2.3 27.0 378 2 0 9
1967 28 PHI TE 98 9 0 26 274 10.5 2 25 2.9 30.4 274 2 0 7
1968 29 PHI te 89 11 0 13 111 8.5 2 18 1.2 10.1 111 2 0 3
1969 30 DAL 89 12 4 17 268 15.8 3 51 1.4 22.3 268 3 0 2
1970 31 DAL 89 14 0 8 98 12.3 0 26 0.6 7.0 98 0 0 3
1971 32 DAL 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 98
6 yrs CHI 84 70 316 4503 14.3 34 76 3.8 53.6 4503 34 9 71
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 17
2 yrs PHI 20 0 39 385 9.9 4 25 2.0 19.3 385 4 0 10

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · CSV · PRE · Game Log · Splits · TD Log · Big Games · Super Bowl Plays
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 4 3 0 1
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 89 14 14 2 1 0 1
1965* 26 CHI TE 89 14 14 1 1 0 0
1968 29 PHI te 89 11 0 0 1 0 0
1969 30 DAL 89 12 4 0 1 0 0
1971 32 DAL 89 14 4 0 1 0 0
Career 158 78 9 8 0 2
6 yrs CHI 84 70 9 5 0 2
4 yrs DAL 54 8 0 2 0 0
2 yrs PHI 20 0 0 1 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 89 14 4 3 30 0 29 10.0 392
Career 158 78 3 30 0 29 10.0 5844

Scoring Summary

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 0 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 0 2 2 12
1968 29 PHI te 89 11 0 2 2 12
1969 30 DAL 89 12 4 3 3 18
1971 32 DAL 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

Glossary · What does "similar" mean? · CSV · PRE
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*, Rich Caster, Keith Jackson, Ozzie Newsome*, Dave Casper*, Bob Tucker, Shannon Sharpe
8 Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Shannon Sharpe, Dave Casper*, Fred Arbanas, Rich Caster, Charlie Sanders*, Keith Jackson, Bob Tucker, Raymond Chester
9 Dave Casper*, Todd Christensen, Shannon Sharpe, Fred Arbanas, Kellen Winslow*, Brent Jones, Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Rich Caster, Ben Coates
10 Dave Casper*, Shannon Sharpe, Todd Christensen, Fred Arbanas, Kellen Winslow*, Jerry Smith, Rich Caster, Brent Jones, Riley Odoms, Pete Retzlaff
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

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

First-Team All-Pro

1963
1964

Receptions

1961 NFL 56 (5)
1962 NFL 58 (5)
1963 NFL 59 (6)
1964 NFL 75 (2)
Career 427 (150)

Receiving Yds

1961 NFL 1076 (4)
1962 NFL 904 (10)
1964 NFL 897 (7)
Career 5812 (162)

Receiving TD

1961 NFL 12 (2/77)
1963 NFL 8 (9)
Career 43 (145)

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 (144)

Fumble Return TD

1962 NFL 1 (1/38)
1964 NFL 1 (2/38)
Career 2 (37)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1961Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1966Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 14 TE 10 39
1971 32 14 TE 42 16
1972 33 14 TE 26 25
78