{"id":16700,"date":"2012-11-20T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2021-08-13T00:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:42:29","slug":"mike-ditka-back-at-espn-three-days-after-suffering-minor-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/mike-ditka-back-at-espn-three-days-after-suffering-minor-stroke","title":{"rendered":"Mike Ditka Back at ESPN Three Days After Suffering  Minor Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Bear&#8217;s coach, <a title=\"Mike Ditka speaker\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Mike-Ditka.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Ditka<\/a>, is as tough as nails and says he is feeling good as he went back to work as football commentator for ESPN&nbsp; three days after suffering a minor stroke.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Affectionately known as &#8220;Iron&#8221; Mike, Ditka now jokingly calls himself &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Mike after reflecting on his mortality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know some times we think we\u2019re invincible &#8230; not so,\u201d Ditka, 73, told WGN News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to slow down a little bit. I do too many things, I probably worry about too many things, but, you know, it\u2019s my life. I don\u2019t mind doing that,\u201d said Ditka, who doesn\u2019t believe stress triggered the stroke.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Sun Times reported that Ditka was playing cards at Bob O\u2019Link Golf Club in Highland park Friday when he began having trouble talking and moving his hands. He was taken to Highland Park Hospital and was released Sunday. On Monday he was home resting, but hopes to continue his traveling work schedule next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988 Ditka suffered a heart attack at the age of 49, but was back on coaching the Bears 11 days later.<\/p>\n<p>Ditka coached the Bears from 1982-1992 and led his team to a Super Bowl title in 1985. 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