Meet Coach Mike Ditka In BASF's Booth
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
by Heather Mueller
Come hang out with Coach Mike Ditka at our GIS booth
Shake hands with the legend. Three-time NFL Super Bowl winner Mike Ditka will be in our booth at 10 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 11, 2010, for a Q&A, comments, photos and autographs* (limit one autograph per person).
About Mike Ditka
Raised in a working-class Pittsburgh suburb, Ditka's upbringing and values fueled his record-breaking career as a football player, NFL coach and American icon. With 26 years in the NFL—12 years playing and 14 as head coach—Ditka earned a reputation for being tough as iron.
Ditka earned All-American honors at the University of Pittsburgh as a tight end and was selected as NFL Rookie of the Year and six times as All-Pro. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
Since his days with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints, Ditka has become a popular ESPN sportscaster, entrepreneur and avid golfer. A husband and father of four children, Ditka owns and operates Ditka's restaurants in Chicago and Pittsburgh. In 1989, he created The Mike Ditka Foundation to raise funds for Misericordia, a residential facility for developmentally disabled children and for pediatric AIDS research programs. He is also devoted to varied charitable endeavors, including numerous anti-drug and drug-prevention campaigns.
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About the Author
Heather Mueller
Heather Mueller is a public relations professional for Padilla Speer Beardsley in Minneapolis, Minn.
