afldraftround statvalue article_title draftround birth_date draftyear heightin collegehof heightft number image college statlabel caption birth_place nfl afldraftyear weight hof afldraftpick position highschool draftpick
1 427 5,812 43 mike ditka
 1 18 october 1939 1961 3 50070 6 89 mike ditka.jpg pittsburgh receptions receiving yards touchdowns ditka game in the press booth during an nfl pre-season carnegie , pennsylvania dit276861 1961 228 57 8 tight end aliquippa -lrb- pa -rrb- 5
mike ditka

michael keller ditka -lrb- born michael dyczko ; 18 october 1939 -rrb- is a former american football player , coach , and television commentator .
a member of both the college football and pro football hall of fames , he was the 1961 `` upi '' nfl rookie of year , a five-time pro bowl selection and five-time all-pro tight end with the chicago bears , philadelphia eagles , and dallas cowboys .
sure-handed and tenacious running with the ball , he led the transformation of the tight end position into today 's modern offensive threat .
he was an nfl champion with the 1963 bears , and is a three-time super bowl champion , playing on the cowboy 's vi team as well as coaching the xii winning team , and coaching the bears to victory in super bowl xx .
he was named to both the nfl 's 50th and 75th anniversary all-time teams .
as a coach for the bears for 11 years he was twice both the `` ap '' and `` upi '' nfl coach of year -lrb- 1985 , 1988 -rrb- .
he also coached the new orleans saints for 3 years .
he and tom flores are the only two people to win an nfl title as a player , an assistant coach , and a head coach .
ditka is also the only individual in modern nfl history to win a championship with the same team as a player and a head coach .
ditka was the only person to participate in both of the last two chicago bears ' championships , as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985 .
he is known by the nickname `` iron '' mike , which he has said comes from his being born and raised in a steel town in pennsylvania .
