Mike Ditka was already an NFL champion and Chicago icon when he guided the celebrated 1985 Bears to the Super Bowl crown.Ditka was an assistant coach for the Cowboys when they won the Super Bowl in 1978. Mike Ditka, the legendary Chicago Bears coach and Hall of Fame player, has died at 86. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Mike Ditka was already an NFL champion and Chicago icon when he guided the celebrated 1985 Bears to the Super Bowl crown.Ditka was an assistant coach for the Cowboys when they won the Super Bowl in 1978.S1

• Mike Ditka, the legendary Chicago Bears coach and Hall of Fame player, has died at 86. Learn more about his life and career here.S2

• Mike Ditka, the legendary Chicago Bears coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer, has died at 86. He led Chicago to a Super Bowl victory in 1986.S3

• "Mike will be missed beyond measure and remembered forever," the three-time Super Bowl winner's family shares thewrap.com/">TheWrap.S4