Chicago Bears - The '85 Bears won the championship because of the great defense and the great defensive coaching job that Buddy Ryan did. Period. -Mike Ditka
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Chicago Bears on X: On December 9th 1981, #Bears players wrote George Halas a letter asking the team to keep Buddy Ryan. Here it is. / X
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You guys are going to be my champions'
Buddy Ryan, NFL coach and defensive mastermind, dies at 82
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