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End, Pittsburgh, 1958–60
Mike Ditka
Lettered 1958–60 (school media guide)
- Born
- Oct 18, 1939, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
- Died
- Oct 9, 2026
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Mike Ditka played end at Pittsburgh (1958–60). He finished sixth in the 1960 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1960. The Chicago Bears took Ditka in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1961 NFL Draft. The Houston Oilers also took him in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
At a glance
Honors
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 1961 Hula Bowl.
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1961–65) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1963–64) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1962, 1965)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1963–64; AP second team 1962, 1965; NEA first team 1961; New York Daily News second team 1961; UPI second team 1961.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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