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 had ...

I can’t think of a better illustration of just how different football was when Sayers played. Imagine this being the Bears’ starting offensive line: Sayers is a rare exception. Just watch him glide ...

Former Chicago Bear great Gale Sayers was the keynote speaker at the Mayo Cancer Center’s public education event, “Cancer: Winning with Wellness.” The Minnesota Army National Guard conducted a ...

George Halas, the 70-year-old head coach of the Chicago Bears in 1965, stepped in front of reporters after rookie Gale Sayers scored six touchdowns in a 61-20 victory over San Francisco on Dec. 12, ...

Sayers, an NFL icon and Hall of Fame player made famous by a friendship, was ‘The Kansas Comet.’ NFL legend and Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77. Pro Football Hall of ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. Nicknamed the “Kansas Comet”, Sayers established himself throughout his collegiate ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with ...

The stories are distinct, but their origin is the same: a neighborhood so vibrant, so unified that individual accomplishments and devastations touched every house from Tech High to Kountze Park. A ...