Mike ditka press conferences under control
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Mike ditka press conferences under control
The 40 lunchtime patrons jammed into a cozy sports bar in downtown Lake Forest were mesmerized by the image on the television screen.
They watched in silence as Mike Ditka choked back his emotions during a farewell address to the media Tuesday after being fired as coach of the Bears.
“Everyone just stared at the TVs like they were in shock,” said Dee Dee Martin, a bartender at the Lantern for eight years.
“It was very sad. I couldn’t stand watching him. I didn’t want to see him cry and leave the team.
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That’s pretty much how everyone was feeling. When it was over, people just sort of walked away in silence.”
The impact Mike Ditka had on Chicago was evident as TV stations pre-empted regular programming to televise the Lake Forest press conference.
A radio disc jockey recounted the time he shouted encouragement to Ditka when the Bears played in London. Bars filled up their happy hours with Ditka talk.
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