Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka turns 79

Mark J. Rebilas - USA Today Sports

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thu Oct 18 12:24:04 GMT-05:00 2018

Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka turned 78 on Thursday.

Ditka won an NFL title as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach. He was enshrined into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1988.

As an NFL player, he had an impressive 427 receptions for 5,812 yards with 43 touchdowns.

He was a two-time NFL coach of the year (1985, 1988) and Super Bowl Champion (XX) as an NFL head coach.

Happy birthday to Da Coach! ???? pic.twitter.com/LUXWovMByA
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 18, 2018

Funny Ditka clip:

In honor of Mike Ditka's birthday, here's an oldie but a goodie from Da WGN Bears Super Fans: pic.twitter.com/shLwkteQyl
— WGNMorningNews (@WGNMorningNews) October 18, 2018

Internet reacts to Ditka's birthday:

Happy Birthday to Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka! Hall of Fame Enshrinement Class of 1988. RT to wish the @ChicagoBears and @dallascowboys legend a Happy Birthday! pic.twitter.com/kfhKUfclrC
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) October 18, 2018