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I covered high school sports, horse racing, pro volleyball, UNO hockey and the CWS for The World-Herald; also cheer raucously for the Royals and Bears.

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Patterson: Mike Ditka's death hit hard with another piece of childhood gone

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By Mike Patterson Verified
| Omaha World-Herald Verified
Growing up, everyone has a favorite player. Mine was Mike Ditka, No. 89 for the Chicago Bears. We shared first names and he was part of a team that was easy to cheer for. Electrifying running back Gale Sayers played at Omaha Central and linebacker Dick Butkus was an intimidating force. But for me, it always came back to Ditka. Guess that's why it hit me hard when he died Oct. 9 — at age 86. Another piece of my childhood gone.
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Mike Ditka

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By Mike Patterson Verified
| Omaha World-Herald Verified
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Horse racing notes: Late Nebraska trainer James 'Hoss' Inman joins Rodeo Hall of Fame

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By Mike Patterson Verified
| Rapid City Journal Verified
Nebraska hall of fame trainer James "Hoss" Inman will be posthumously awarded another honor in November. The longtime Ak-Sar-Ben trainer who died in 1993, one year after entering the Nebraska hall, will be inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame the weekend of Nov. 13 and 14 at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City. Inman, whose purple and white racing silks were a fixture at the former Omaha racetrack, was the leading trainer at Ak-Sar-Ben in 1986 with 33 wins.
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