# Jim McMahon on the ’85 Bears, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton & Super Bowl Stories

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Podcast: [The Larry & Big Man Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-larry-big-man-show-7325413)
Published: 2026-06-26T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larryandthebigman/episodes/Jim-McMahon-on-the-85-Bears--Mike-Ditka--Walter-Payton--Super-Bowl-Stories-e3laf3j
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## Resource

A special episode of The Larry and Big Man Show featuring Super Bowl champion quarterback Jim McMahon. Jim joins the show to talk about his recent trip to Normandy with the Best Defense Foundation, the powerful experience of meeting D-Day veterans, and why every American should see those historic sites. Jim also looks back on his path from multi-sport athlete to BYU quarterback, including his baseball dreams, his culture shock moving to Utah, and the unforgettable Miracle Bowl comeback against SMU. He shares his thoughts on NIL, the transfer portal, and how much college football has changed. Then the conversation turns to Chicago, where Jim tells incredible stories about draft day, George Halas, Mike Ditka, the 1985 Bears, Walter Payton, Buddy Ryan’s brutal practices, and the legendary Pete Rozelle headband controversy. Plus, Jim reflects on football safety, the Bears-Packers rivalry, winning another Super Bowl with Green Bay, and the wild Super Bowl week controversy that led to death threats in New Orleans. Sponsored by Henderson Brothers, Rohrich Automotive & Zerorez.Visit here for commercial cleaning details: zerorez.com/commercial Produced by 1TEAM Media.

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