Former Bears defensive line coach Dale Haupt, who was on Mike Ditka’s staff with the famed 1985 Super Bowl champions, passed away Monday after a long battle with an illness. He was 88.
Haupt spent eight of 18 years in the NFL coaching the Bears defensive line under head coaches Neill Armstrong (1978-81) and Mike Ditka (1982-85). In Chicago, Haupt coached Hall of Famers Dan Hampton and Richard Dent as well as Al Harris, Mike Hartenstine, Steve McMichael, Jim Osborne, Alan Page and William “Refrigerator” Perry.
