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  "id": 13150954,
  "title": "Mike Ditka, Legendary Chicago Bears Coach and Football Analyst, Dies at 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-legendary-chicago-bears-coach-and-football-analyst-dies-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:50:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mike-ditka-dead-dies-chicago-bears-coach-1236906648/"
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  "summary": "Mike Ditka, the iconic football player, Chicago Bears coach and football analyst, died at 86 years old, his family announced. ESPN was the first to report the news. No cause of death was revealed. Ditka’s larger-than-life personality made him a celebrity in the ’80s as he coached the 1985 Bears to their only Super Bowl […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Mike Ditka, No-Nonsense Chicago Bears Legend and TV Analyst, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-no-nonsense-chicago-bears-legend-and-tv-analyst-dies-at-86",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:28:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-fiery-coach-of-the-chicago-bears-has-died",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:28:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Mike Ditka, NFL Star And Football Analyst, Dead At 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-nfl-star-and-football-analyst-dead-at-86",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:54:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Mike Ditka dead at 86: Why the Chicago Bears and NFL icon’s legacy will live on",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-dead-at-86-why-the-chicago-bears-and-nfl-icons-legacy-will",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:12:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Chicago Bears Super Bowl Legend Mike Ditka Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/chicago-bears-super-bowl-legend-mike-ditka-dies-at-86",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:13:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Mike Ditka Dies: NFL Icon & Analyst Who Inspired Classic ‘SNL’ Skit Was 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-dies-nfl-icon-analyst-who-inspired-classic-snl-skit-was-86",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:23:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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