On Sunday when the Bears were playing the Packers, multiple fans showed up to the game wearing Ditka costumes.In Green Bay.LEGENDARY BEARS COACH MIKE DITKA DEAD AT AGE 86Multiple fans showed up wearing the classic 1980s-style Bears sweater, the Ditka-style mustaches (some of them fake), the sunglasses, and holding cigars in their mouths.It wasn't mockery.It was a memoriam.All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted.TRUMP GIVES RAW REACTION AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT MIKE DITKA'S DEATH: 'A TOUGH COOKIE'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, Ill.Ditka was the head coach of the Bears from 1982-92.
(Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)Before the game between the Packers and Bears, two teams that share a rivalry dating to 1921, the Packers showed their class by showing their opponents great respect in memory of Ditka.With the University of Wisconsin band on the field at attention, the Packers remembered Ditka."Ladies and gentlemen, the Green Bay Packers and the NFL community are saddened to learn of the passing of Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka," the public address announcement echoed."We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and the entire Chicago Bears organization."At this time please join in a moment of silence."That moment of silence came to an end with a round of applause from the crowd – a fan base that once upon a time wanted very badly to beat Ditka in what both franchises call the greatest rivalry of all time.Mike Ditka was coaching the New Orleans Saints when he met with Dan Campbell ahead of the 1999 NFL Draft.
(RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)The New Orleans Saints, which Ditka coached from 1997-99, similarly held a moment of silence before their home game against the Minnesota Vikings.Bears players are wearin...