The face of the Bears was no doubt, Da Coach, otherwise known as Mike Ditka. People still go to his restaurant on East Chesnut to pay $27 for a pork chop. Expensive, but "damn good pork chop.
If I had anything against the man, it was having to see him on TV back in the 80s selling any and everything. And he is still selling everything from cigars, wine, sweater vests, vacation packages, Arena Football tickets and words of inspiration. I seem to recall he even pitched for a male enhancement product at one time.
But there was no negating his passion of the football field. If you wanted to know how the game was going, all you had to do was observed Ditka's face.
Sadly, however, we lost the heart of that team, Walter Payton, far too young. Then, there is the rookie, the Fridge, who isn't doing well health wise.
As far as the '85 Bears, "The style of ball they played, the manner in which they dominated and the way they connected with the public made them unique in the history of pro football. There could never be another 1985 Bears."
After all, how many NFL teams have had their own Saturday Night Live skit?
Lovin' Dem Bears, Well, Da Bears. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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