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Before making the trip north with Mike Tyson and New York Yankees president Randy Levine, the press pool informed Trump that famed Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka had died.The news issued a raw reaction from the president.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEMike Ditka rides in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Grand Parade in downtown Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 3, 2013.(Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) ( )"Oh, he did? He was a great guy.
He was with me all the way.He was tough," Trump said.
"Mike Ditka — that's a sad one.""He was great.He was a big supporter of mine, and he was a winner.
He was a tough cookie."Ditka supported Trump ahead of the 2016 election.Ditka coached the famous 1985 Bears that rampaged through the NFL with an 18-1 record, losing only to the Miami Dolphins, and then going on to a Super Bowl title.The death of one of the NFL's greats was announced Friday morning by his family in a statement."It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka," the statement said."While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family.CHICAGO, IL - CIRCA 1980's: Head Coach Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears on the field before a mid circa 1980's NFL football game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Ditka was the head coach of the Bears from 1982-92.(Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) ( )LEGENDARY BEARS HEAD COACH MIKE DITKA DEAD AT 86Ditka was a great tight end who won the Super Bowl with Dallas, and was a Super Bowl winning coach with the Chicago Bears.
He also became something of an iconic figure as fans and celebrities copied his look and imitated his no-nonsense talk.Drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1961, he became the first modern receiving tight end and the first ti...