Free (nook/Kindle) Ditka: Chicago Bears Legend [Football Celebrity Career Journalism]

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Ditka: The Player, the Coach, the Chicago Bears Legend by the Chicago Tribune Staff is a retrospective compilation of several decades' worth of articles and other coverage about the eponymous renowned player and later coach (Wikipedia) of the subtitular football (rugby, not soccer) team, garnered from the newspaper's archives, free courtesy of publisher Agate's Digital imprint.

This has previously been offered free in 2014.

Currently free @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (not available to Canadians, but also free in the UK), and directly at the publisher's webstore (DRM-free ePub available worldwide). May also be free at Google Play for the US and/or drop at iTunes for the US, where Agate freebies have been showing up in recent weeks (but seem to be skipping this time around).

Description
Composed of a carefully curated selection of archival Chicago Tribune columns and features, Ditka is a hard-hitting look at the Chicago Bears' legendary player and coach. Mike Ditka was drafted by the Bears as a tight end in 1961 and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors, multiple Pro Bowl selections, and a 1963 championship ring with Chicago during his playing career.

Ditka retired in 1972 after stints with Philadelphia and Dallas (where he won Super Bowl VI), but he returned to Chicago as head coach in 1982. He became symbolic of the tough, hard-nosed, hyper-competitive style that defined the Bears through the 80s. Following the 1985 Bears' unforgettable season and Super Bowl victory, Ditka was enshrined as a hero in the minds of Bears fans everywhere.

Ditka will take readers on a fascinating and entertaining ride through the words of the award-winning Chicago Tribune journalists who covered "Iron Mike" for six decades. From his playing career to his coaching career, from personal triumphs to mishaps and scandals, Ditka is the ultimate fans' guide to the career and life of a Hall of Famer who came to define Chicago football in the modern age.