Mike Ditka died today at 86 after starring as a forceful NFL player and later guiding a team to a Super Bowl title. He routinely confronted sports journalists and spectators, including a threat of physical confrontation with one fan, criticism of crowds that stayed quiet, a rebuke of another spectator while leaving the field, orders for noisy people to stop talking, and mockery of their intelligence.

He also appeared with Robert Duvall in a comedy video. Ditka campaigned for Donald Trump and maintained that support openly.