Former Bears coach Ditka leaves hospital/ cnbnews
Sunday, November 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AFP) November 18, 2012, 4:01:32 PM EST
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Mike Ditka, pictured in 2011, the former Chicago Bears coach and Hall of Fame NFL tight end who now works as a commentator for ESPN, was released from hospital Sunday after suffering a minor stroke, the network reported.
Mike Ditka, the former Chicago Bears coach and Hall of Fame NFL tight end who now works as a commentator for ESPN, was released from hospital Sunday after suffering a minor stroke, the network reported.
Ditka's agent, Steve Mandell, told ESPNChicago.com that Ditka, who was admitted to hospital on Friday, was home and planned to be hosting his regular ESPN radio show "TheMike Ditka Show" on Tuesday.
Ditka, 73, told the Chicago Tribune on Friday that he realized something was amiss on Friday when he noticed his hands "weren't working quite right".
When the newspaper contacted him in hospital that evening he said the stroke was "not a big deal".
Ditka is a Bears icon. The team made him the fifth overall selection in the 1961 NFL draft. He was rookie of the year and went to five successive Pro Bowls as a Bear.
After a falling out with owner-coach George Halas, Ditka was traded to the Eagles in 1967, and finished his playing career with Dallas.
In 1982 Halas hired Ditka to coach the Bears, and he guided them to the Super Bowl in 1985.
He and Tom Flores are the only men to win Super Bowl titles as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
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