Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by Steve McMichael, left, and William Perry after the Bears win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 26, 1986. The Bears' Willie Gault (83) and Maury Buford (8) join in celebrating their 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka watches his team play during the last home game of the 1985 regular season, Dec. 27, 1985. Ditka coached the Bears to the NFL's best regular-season record and was named Friday the league's Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charlie Bennett)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka strikes a prayerful pose as he watches the team workout, Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans before the start of Super Bowl XX. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)

NFL Hall of Fame tight end and Chicago icon Mike Ditka, left, holds up a team jersey with Chicago Rush managing partner Alan Levin after an announcement that Ditka has become a minority owner of the arena football team Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 in Chicago. The 65-year-old Ditka will bring a well-known face to the indoor league, which also has such high-profile owners as John Elway in Denver and Jon Bon Jovi in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Mike Ditka, 1960, Junior Aliquippa University of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo)

Mike Ditka on the NFL.com set at the Super Bowl XLIII Media Center in Tampa, FL. on January 29, 2009. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Shown in photo is Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears head coach seen on the sidelines during a game in 1990. (AP Photo)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka poses for a NFL ProLine advertisement, on February 25, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois. (National Football League)

Tight end Mike Ditka #89 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Lehigh University on August 1, 1967 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (National Football League)

Mike Ditka of the Dallas Cowboys. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears makes a catch in a 1965 game at Wrigley Field. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame tight end and Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka on the sideline during a 23-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 5, 1988. (National Football League)

Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Mike Ditka at training camp circa 1973. (National Football League)

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka at training camp circa 1962. (National Football League)

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka (89) makes a catch in a 17-17 tied game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 24, 1963 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (National Football League)

Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka during training camp circa 1968. (National Football League)

Univerity of Pittsburgh tight end Mike Ditka, Ditka later went on to become a head coach and Hall of Fame player of the NFL. (National Football League)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka during the Bears 17-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the 1991 NFC Wild Card Playoff Game on December 29, 1991 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (National Football League)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka in 1982. (National Football League)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka leaves the team huddle before a 33-28 loss to the Houston Oilers on October 15, 1989, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (National Football League)

Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears is on hand for the ceremonial coin toss before Super Bowl XXXI on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (National Football League)

President Barack Obama, left, is presented a team jersey by former Bears' head coach Mike Ditka, right, as he stands with the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Big Mike Ditka, named lineman of the week by the Associated Press, looks over film of the Notre Dame squad with Pitt coach Johnny Michelosen, Nov. 2, 1960 in Pittsburgh. Ditka, 21-year-old senior end from Aliquippa, Pa., won the Lineman of the Week honors for his play last Saturday against Syracuse. He hopes he has another good day against the Irish on Saturday. (AP Photo)

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Joe Kuharich lies on the grass as he poses with two new Eagles players at the Eagles training cap in Hershey, Pa., Aug. 7, 1967. At left is Harry Jones, Eagles number one draft choice from Arkansas and center is Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears end. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis)

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka reaches to shake hands with New England Patriots coach Raymond Berry after the Bears won Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1986. Ditka is being carried by William Perry, right, and Steve McMichael. (AP Photo)

Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Mike Ditka poses for a picture during a lunch, work, break at the Cowboys training facility in Dallas on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1981. George Halas, President of the Chicago Bears, has asked permission to interview Ditka for the head coaching position in Chicago. (AP Photo)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka reacts on the sidelines as he watches Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Sunday, Jan. 26, 1986. Bears' Emery Moorehead is at right. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)

Chicago Bear head coach Mike Ditka, talks to President Ronald Reagan after Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Sunday, Jan. 27, 1986 in New Orleans. Ditka got the congratulations while Berry received condolences. The Bears won 46-10. (AP Photo)

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and his wife, Diana, get cheers from the crowd as they ride in a limousine during a tickertape parade for the team in downtown Chicago, Jan. 27, 1986. More than 100,000 people braved the near-zero temperature to see the team celebrate the Super Bowl victory. (AP Photo/Mark Elias)

Former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro cornerback Mel Blount, left, laughs as Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka tells a joke during a radio interview, March 8, 1986 in Aliquippa, Pa. Ditka returned to his hometown for a testimonial dinner. (AP Photo/Fred Vuich)

Chicago Bears' coach Mike Ditka talks with quarterback Mike Hohensee during practice Thursday September 25, 1987 at the Bears' workout facilitly in Lake Forest, Ill. Forty-eight players reported for the first practice since the NFL strike began on monday. Hohensee played for Pittsburgh in the Arena Football League and was a former quarterback at the University of Minnesota. (AP Photo/Charles Bennet)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka points on the sidelines during their game against the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in Washington, Nov. 13, 1988. Ditka suffered a mild heart attack 11 days ago. (AP Photo/Win McNamee)

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka watches from the sideline as Dennis McKinnon (85) walks from the field in Chicago, Dec. 31, 1988. The Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-12 while playing in a dense fog. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka leaves Soldier Field after the Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Chicago, Jan. 2, 1989. The Bears play the San Francisco 49ers in Chicago for the NFC championship on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Elias)

Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka questions a call with Referee Dale Hamer, white cap, in the second quarter in Houston on Monday, Dec. 7, 1992. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka gives signals to his players during their game against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas on Sunday, Dec. 28, 1992. The Cowboys won 27-14 giving the Bears a 5-11 record for the season. This was Ditka�s last game before being fired. (AP Photo/David Phillip)

New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka lies face-down on the ground in disbelief at the end of the game against the Cleveland Browns in the Louisiana Superdome Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999. The Saints gave the Cleveland Browns their first win of the season when Cleveland scored on a 56-yard desperation pass with no time left on the clock. Joining Ditka on the carpet is Saints defensive end Brady Smith (91). (AP Photo/Andrew Cohoon)

New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka, center, gestures after the Saints scored a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills Sunday Dec. 27, 1998 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Andrew Cohoon)

New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka, right, congratulates St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil after the Rams defeated the Saints 30-14 Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 in New Orleans. The Rams improved to 11-2 on the season as the Saints fell to 2-11. (AP Photo/Andrew Cohoon)