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Gale Eugene Sayers (May 30, 1943 – September 23, 2020) was an American professional football halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). In a relatively brief but highly productive NFL career, Sayers spent seven seasons with the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1971, though multiple injuries effectively limited him to five seasons of play.
Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said. Sayers, who ...
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Gale Sayers, halfback from University of Kansas taken 1st round 4th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977. [17] Dick Butkus, linebacker from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979 ...
The 1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.In their fifth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of ...
Gale Sayers RB/KR 1965–1971 Kansas: Brian Piccolo RB/FB 1965–1969 Wake Forest: Sid Luckman QB/DB/P 1939–1950 Columbia: Dick Butkus MLB 1965–1973 Illinois: Bill Hewitt End 1932–1936 Michigan: Bill George MG/MLB 1952–1965 Wake Forest: Clyde Turner C/LB 1940–1952 Hardin-Simmons: Red Grange RB/DB 1925, 1929–1934 Illinois: Mike Ditka ...
Sayers quickly becomes a standout player, but he injures his knee in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. To aid in Sayers's recovery, Piccolo brings a weight machine to his house. In Sayers' place, Piccolo rushes for 160 yards in a 17–16 win over the Los Angeles Rams and is given the game ball. Piccolo challenges Sayers to a race across ...
For the 1965 season, the Chiefs were caught in the middle of the AFL and NFL's bidding wars for college talent. Kansas City made running back Gale Sayers from the University of Kansas their first-round draft pick (sixth overall), [1] but Sayers signed with the Chicago Bears, who had selected him fourth overall in the NFL's draft. [2]