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Gale Sayers passed away
Great ballplayer, greater man.
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A true inspiration. RIP
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09-23-2020, 04:08 PM
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A great man. RIP enjoy a good run with Pic.
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09-23-2020, 04:17 PM
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My dad got me the I am Third book in an attempt to trick me into reading. It worked. I was too young to have seen him play but I loved the book.
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09-23-2020, 04:26 PM
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The man sure could run smoothly and evade the defense.
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He was before my time but I sure remember watching "Brian's Song" years ago. A class act.... RIP.
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09-24-2020, 04:50 AM
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Brian's Song.... my first tear jerker.....
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Too bad he played here for that cheap SOB, Halas .He was a class guy through and through much like Walter.
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09-24-2020, 07:09 AM
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I watched him play live on TV and in his prime against my "home team" (Packers), but cannot remember specifics as I was too young. I do remember feeling sad about his injury and his struggles to play at a high level afterward.
I also remember reading his book and the watching the movie "Brian's Song" as a schoolboy and how sad yet inspiring it was. When I moved to California, one of my colleagues was a granddaughter of Halas, and if I recall correctly we had a brief conversation early on about Sayers and Walter Payton as well as other Bears greats. Years later I got to meet Walter Payton when he was part owner of an Indy Car team. The event was at Laguna Seca and I was hanging out a bit with the team. He had an NFL football in his hand a lot that day. Very, very nice man, passionate about motorsport. RIP Gale Sayers.
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09-24-2020, 08:37 AM
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Childhood idol. I can remember watching the game when he blew out his knee vs. 49ers. Sad, RIP
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09-24-2020, 10:06 AM
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Wikipedia lists cause of death as "dementia"...I'm wondering if it was CTE. He was 6 months older than me when he died. Makes me realize how lucky I am...
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