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Mike Ditka

Michael Keller Ditka (MD, The Doctor or Iron Mike)

Position: TE

6-3, 228lb (190cm, 103kg)

Born: October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, PA

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 56 (1313th overall since 1960)

High School: Aliquippa (PA)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft., Houston Oilers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

Note: formerly known as Michael Dyczko, Jr.

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45 Regular Season Touchdowns

43 Receiving, 2 Fumble Recovery Return, 14 Go-Ahead, 2 Tying, Long of 76 yards

11 Years
1961	12
1963	8
1962	6
1964	6
1969	3
1966	2
1968	2
1967	2
1965	2
1971	1
1972	1

3 Teams
Bears	36
Cowboys	5
Eagles	4

14 Opponents
Rams	11
Vikings	6
Colts	5
49ers	5
Packers	4
Lions	4
Cowboys	2
Eagles	2
Saints	1
Bears	1
Giants	1
Chargers	1
Falcons	1
Cardinals	1

Locations
Road	24
Home	21

Days
Sunday	44
Saturday	1

Quarters
2nd	17
4th	10
3rd	10
1st	8

Distances
10-19 yards	14
3 or fewer yards	11
30 or more yards	9
20-29 yards	6
4-9 yards	5

6 Quarterbacks
Billy Wade	25
Rudy Bukich	8
Craig Morton	4
Norm Snead	4
Ed Brown	1
Roger Staubach	1

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
1	1961	1961-09-23	2	2	CHI	@	RAM	W 21-17	1	Receiving	47	Ed Brown	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
2	1961	1961-10-08	4	4	CHI	@	DET	W 31-17	4	Receiving	37	Billy Wade	Trail 10-17	Tied 17-17
3	1961	1961-10-22	6	6	CHI		SFO	W 31-0	2	Receiving	47	Billy Wade	Lead 7-0	Lead 14-0
4	1961	1961-10-22	6	6	CHI		SFO	W 31-0	3	Receiving	15	Billy Wade	Lead 14-0	Lead 21-0
5	1961	1961-10-29	7	7	CHI	@	BAL	W 21-20	2	Receiving	19	Billy Wade	Trail 0-14	Trail 7-14
6	1961	1961-11-05	8	8	CHI	@	PHI	L 14-16	1	Receiving	76	Billy Wade	Trail 0-3	Lead 7-3*
7	1961	1961-11-12	9	9	CHI		GNB	L 28-31	1	Receiving	47	Billy Wade	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
8	1961	1961-11-12	9	9	CHI		GNB	L 28-31	3	Receiving	15	Billy Wade	Trail 7-31	Trail 14-31
9	1961	1961-11-12	9	9	CHI		GNB	L 28-31	4	Receiving	29	Billy Wade	Trail 14-31	Trail 21-31
10	1961	1961-11-19	10	10	CHI	@	SFO	L 31-41	4	Receiving	36	Billy Wade	Trail 17-41	Trail 24-41
11	1961	1961-12-17	14	14	CHI		MIN	W 52-35	2	Receiving	2	Billy Wade	Tied 14-14	Lead 21-14*
12	1961	1961-12-17	14	14	CHI		MIN	W 52-35	3	Receiving	30	Billy Wade	Lead 31-21	Lead 38-21
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
13	1962	1962-10-21	6	6	CHI		BAL	W 35-15	3	Receiving	69	Billy Wade	Lead 7-6	Lead 14-6
14	1962	1962-11-11	9	9	CHI		MIN	W 31-30	2	Receiving	7	Billy Wade	Trail 7-10	Lead 14-10*
15	1962	1962-11-18	10	10	CHI	@	DAL	W 34-33	2	Receiving	16	Billy Wade	Trail 0-6	Lead 7-6*
16	1962	1962-11-25	11	11	CHI	@	BAL	W 57-0	2	Receiving	5	Billy Wade	Lead 7-0	Lead 14-0
17	1962	1962-12-02	12	12	CHI		NYG	L 24-26	1	Fumble Recovery Return			Trail 0-3	Lead 7-3*
18	1962	1962-12-09	13	13	CHI		RAM	W 30-14	1	Receiving	20	Billy Wade	Trail 6-7	Lead 13-7*
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
19	1963	1963-09-22	2	2	CHI	@	MIN	W 28-7	2	Receiving	36	Billy Wade	Tied 7-7	Lead 14-7*
20	1963	1963-09-22	2	2	CHI	@	MIN	W 28-7	4	Receiving	10	Billy Wade	Lead 21-7	Lead 28-7
21	1963	1963-09-29	3	3	CHI	@	DET	W 37-21	2	Receiving	13	Billy Wade	Lead 14-0	Lead 21-0
22	1963	1963-10-13	5	5	CHI	@	RAM	W 52-14	1	Receiving	13	Billy Wade	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
23	1963	1963-10-13	5	5	CHI	@	RAM	W 52-14	2	Receiving	25	Billy Wade	Lead 14-7	Lead 21-7
24	1963	1963-10-13	5	5	CHI	@	RAM	W 52-14	2	Receiving	2	Billy Wade	Lead 21-7	Lead 28-7
25	1963	1963-10-13	5	5	CHI	@	RAM	W 52-14	4	Receiving	14	Rudy Bukich	Lead 31-14	Lead 38-14
26	1963	1963-12-15	14	14	CHI		DET	W 24-14	3	Receiving	22	Billy Wade	Lead 10-7	Lead 17-7
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
27	1964	1964-09-13	1	1	CHI	@	GNB	L 12-23	3	Receiving	13	Rudy Bukich	Trail 6-17	Trail 12-17
28	1964	1964-10-11	5	5	CHI		RAM	W 38-17	2	Fumble Recovery Return			Lead 10-0	Lead 17-0
29	1964	1964-10-11	5	5	CHI		RAM	W 38-17	2	Receiving	2	Billy Wade	Lead 17-3	Lead 24-3
30	1964	1964-10-11	5	5	CHI		RAM	W 38-17	3	Receiving	16	Billy Wade	Lead 24-3	Lead 31-3
31	1964	1964-11-08	9	9	CHI		BAL	L 24-40	4	Receiving	9	Rudy Bukich	Trail 10-33	Trail 17-33
32	1964	1964-11-15	10	10	CHI	@	RAM	W 34-24	3	Receiving	18	Rudy Bukich	Lead 27-17	Lead 34-17
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
33	1965	1965-10-24	6	6	CHI		DET	W 38-10	3	Receiving	3	Rudy Bukich	Lead 24-3	Lead 31-3
34	1965	1965-12-12	13	13	CHI		SFO	W 61-20	1	Receiving	29	Rudy Bukich	Lead 6-0	Lead 13-0
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
35	1966	1966-10-02	3	4	CHI	@	MIN	W 13-10	4	Receiving	19	Rudy Bukich	Trail 6-10	Lead 13-10*
36	1966	1966-12-04	12	13	CHI	@	BAL	L 16-21	2	Receiving	20	Rudy Bukich	Trail 0-7	Tied 7-7
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
37	1967	1967-10-08	4	4	PHI	@	ATL	W 38-7	1	Receiving	2	Norm Snead	Lead 17-0	Lead 24-0
38	1967	1967-10-15	5	5	PHI		SFO	L 27-28	2	Receiving	10	Norm Snead	Trail 3-14	Trail 10-14
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
39	1968	1968-10-13	5	5	PHI	@	DAL	L 14-34	4	Receiving	4	Norm Snead	Trail 7-34	Trail 14-34
40	1968	1968-10-20	6	6	PHI		CHI	L 16-29	2	Receiving	2	Norm Snead	Trail 6-7	Lead 13-7*
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
41	1969	1969-10-05	3	3	DAL	@	PHI	W 38-7	3	Receiving	3	Craig Morton	Lead 28-7	Lead 35-7
42	1969	1969-11-09	8	8	DAL		NOR	W 33-17	4	Receiving	16	Craig Morton	Lead 23-17	Lead 30-17
43	1969	1969-11-23	10	10	DAL	@	RAM	L 23-24	2	Receiving	1	Craig Morton	Trail 3-7	Lead 10-7*
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
44	1971	1971-11-07	8	8	DAL	@	STL	W 16-13	4	Receiving	4	Roger Staubach*	Trail 6-10	Lead 13-10*
Rk	Year	Date	G#	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
45	1972	1972-11-05	8	8	DAL	@	SDG	W 34-28	2	Receiving	1	Craig Morton	Lead 17-0	Lead 24-0