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SAINT MIKE? DA' COACH TAKES THE REIGNS OF DA' SAINTS

          Former Bears coach and NBC analyst Mike Ditka yesterday
     signed a three-year contract that will pay him $5.5-6M to be
     the head coach of the Saints, according to Leonard Shapiro
     in the WASHINGTON POST.  Saints Owner Tom Benson also named 
     Bill Kuharich as team President, COO & GM.  Saints Owner Tom
     Benson said Ditka will report to Kuharich (WASHINGTON POST,
     1/29).  Saints Dir of Ticket Sales Greg Seeling said the
     team has taken 300-400 requests for season-ticket
     applications over the last two days.  Normally, the staff is
     "thrilled" to filed 20-25 calls in a day (Biloxi SUN HERALD,
     1/29).  Ditka's secretary, Mary Albright, said she has
     already started getting calls "from New Orleans, asking Mike
     to do commercial endorsements" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 1/29).

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