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Diana Ditka: The Steady Partner Behind Mike Ditka’s Decades in the Spotlight

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Mike Ditka, the former Chicago Bears coach, died on October 9, 2026. His wife, Diana Trantham Ditka, married him on July 8, 1977, and remained with him for almost five decades. As his health declined after a 2012 stroke and 2018 heart attack, she helped speak for him and arranged home care.

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Diana Trantham married Mike Ditka on July 8, 1977, five years before he became Chicago’s head coach. Their union lasted over 49 years, spanning the 1985 Super Bowl season, his 1988 Hall of Fame induction, a later Florida move after their restaurant closed in 2020, and a 2024 return to their former Chicago apartment complex.

Before Diana, Mike was married to Margery Dougherty from 1961 to 1973; they had four children, Michael, Mark, Matthew, and Megan. Diana became their stepmother. After Mike’s 201

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