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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

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 Draft
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the AFL 1961 Draft

Coaching Record

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1961* 22 CHI TE 14 0 56 1076 19.2 12 76 4.0 76.9 1076 12 2
1962* 23 CHI TE 14 14 58 904 15.6 5 69 4.1 64.6 904 5 4
1963*+ 24 CHI TE 14 14 59 794 13.5 8 63 4.2 56.7 794 8 0
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 14 14 75 897 12.0 5 34 5.4 64.1 897 5 2
1965* 26 CHI TE 14 14 36 454 12.6 2 44 2.6 32.4 454 2 1
1966 27 CHI TE 14 14 32 378 11.8 2 30 2.3 27.0 378 2 0
1967 28 PHI TE 9 0 26 274 10.5 2 25 2.9 30.4 274 2 0
1968 29 PHI te 11 0 13 111 8.5 2 18 1.2 10.1 111 2 0
1969 30 DAL 12 4 17 268 15.8 3 51 1.4 22.3 268 3 0
1970 31 DAL 14 0 8 98 12.3 0 26 0.6 7.0 98 0 0
1971 32 DAL 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
1972 33 DAL TE 14 0 17 198 11.6 1 26 1.2 14.1 198 1 0
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
6 yrs CHI 84 70 316 4503 14.3 34 76 3.8 53.6 4503 34 9
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
2 yrs PHI 20 0 39 385 9.9 4 25 2.0 19.3 385 4 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1961* 22 CHI TE 14 0 2 0 0 0
1962* 23 CHI TE 14 14 4 3 0 1
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 14 14 2 1 0 1
1965* 26 CHI TE 14 14 1 1 0 0
1968 29 PHI te 11 0 0 1 0 0
1969 30 DAL 12 4 0 1 0 0
1971 32 DAL 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 · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1971 32 DAL 14 4 3 30 0 29 10.0 392
Career 158 78 3 30 0 29 10.0 5844

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961* 22 CHI TE 14 0 12 72
1962* 23 CHI TE 14 14 5 1 36
1963*+ 24 CHI TE 14 14 8 48
1964*+ 25 CHI TE 14 14 5 1 36
1965* 26 CHI TE 14 14 2 12
1966 27 CHI TE 14 14 2 12
1967 28 PHI TE 9 0 2 12
1968 29 PHI te 11 0 2 12
1969 30 DAL 12 4 3 18
1971 32 DAL 14 4 1 6
1972 33 DAL TE 14 0 1 6
Career 158 78 43 2 270
6 yrs CHI 84 70 34 2 216
4 yrs DAL 54 8 5 30
2 yrs PHI 20 0 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

1st-team All-Pro

1963
1964

Receptions

1961 NFL 56 (5)
1962 NFL 58 (5)
1963 NFL 59 (6)
1964 NFL 75 (2)
Career 427 (146)

Receiving Yds

1961 NFL 1076 (4)
1962 NFL 904 (10)
1964 NFL 897 (7)
Career 5812 (160)

Receiving TD

1961 NFL 12 (2-- 77)
1963 NFL 8 (9)
Career 43 (142)

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 (141)

Fumble Return TD

1962 NFL 1 (1-- 38)
1964 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 2 (36)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

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