Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. Family of the iconic coach and Football Hall of Fame tight end announced his death on Friday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. boston.com/">Boston.com.S1

• Family of the iconic coach and Football Hall of Fame tight end announced his death on Friday.S2

• He and the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986, and after coaching he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He was 86.S3

• Mike Ditka, the first ever tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and coach of the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86.S4

• NFL legend Mike Ditka has died, according to a statement from his family shared on Friday.S5S6

• 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 th...S7

• Ditka was the first tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of FameS8