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NOP2000010501 - 05 JANUARY 2000 - NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA: Saints Coach Mike Ditka watches as the Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Louisiana Superdome Aug. 28, 1998. Ditka was fired by the Saints, January 5, after three straight losing seasons. Ditka has vowed never to coach again. jr/aj/A.J. Sisco UPI
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CHICAGO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Former Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka said he would "spit on" Jeff Pearlman, author of a controversial book on deceased player Walter Payton.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Former Chicago coach Mike Ditka has dissolved the Mike Ditka Hall of Fame Assistance Fund, designed to help needy former NFL players with economic assistance.
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