Mike Ditka: It's About Helping the Players!

Legendary Mike Ditka, former tight end and coach for the Chicago Bears, led a press conference, on September 18, 2007, held at the 101 Lounge, near Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. It was sponsored by the "Gridiron Greats" group; see, gridironsgreats.org for more background information on it. The focus of the session dealt with what many ex-NFL players perceive as the gross inadequacy, the unfair maintenance and the mean-spirited manner in which the retirement, health insurance, and disability plan/system, established by the NFL, supposedly, on their behalf, is set up and administered. Coach Ditka said the efforts of the Gridiron Greats is "all about helping the people who need help." A song the group is working on to popularize their cause, recalling the exploits of many of the NFL players from yesteryear, was introduced. For a fuller version of the press conference, along with statements from eleven other former NFL players, (one hour, 14 minutes), can be found at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8353927324212702772. For this author's commentary on "The Greatest Game," go to: http://www.artbabyart.com/1958_game.htm. And for a video of some of the Baltimore Colts' legends, including John Unitas, bidding a fond farewell to a beloved sports scribe, John Steadman, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_8az7Z3M3g.

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[beefmageditor]

He's sooooooooooooo sexy.

[adelman85]

he's fighting for retired nfl players benefits and rights you ignorant bastard

[Blinkcub]

@Blinkcub hmmmmmmmmmm not really sure about the order hard to put them in order ;D

[iluvbeef11]

@Blinkcub who would you say is #1 out of your top 5? (my list, mike ditka is #1, austin carr #2, spike morrison #3, guy on the internet #4, friend's dad #5 haha)

[Blinkcub]

@iluvbeef11 Rush Limbaugh, Barry Corbin, Bobby Bowden, Mickey Andrews

[iluvbeef11]

@Blinkcub nahh, not at all!! it makes me happy that i'm not the only one that thinks he's sexy haha. if anything, you made me feel relieved. so who's in your top 5? (if you have a list that is haha)

[Blinkcub]

@iluvbeef11 HELL YEAH! and i'm sorry if i creeped you out ;)

[iluvbeef11]

@Blinkcub austin carr (he's a commentator for the cleveland cavaliers), spike morrison (pornstar), my friend's dad, and.....some other old guy i've seen on the internet haha. i ADORE older beefy men, really turn me on. i can see that i'm not the only one on youtube that watches all the mike ditka videos lol. you've responded to my comments on other ditka vids before hahaha. isn't the guy just a total hunk?

[Blinkcub]

@iluvbeef11 who else is on the list?

[MrRustyspot]

@adelman85 who said he wasn't?

[iluvbeef11]

@beefmageditor i agree, he's in my top 5 sexiest guys in the world.