OT: Gale Sayers dead at 77
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One of the great players ever. Career cut very short by a knee injury, yet still earned entry into Canton on his 7 year career. Rest in peace.
He had such a fluid motion of ease when running.
What a gentlemen he was.
What a gentlemen he was.
RIP Mr. Sayers. Perhaps the most exciting pro FB player ever. And his friendship with Brian Piccolo was decades ahead of its time.
Knee injuries (plural). Would have been a big beneficiary if arthroscopic surgery had been around when he played.
And possibly the best "made for TV" movie ever made.
He's with Piccolo now so Heavens team has a great backfield! I just watched Brian's song for the first time since high school.. RIP Gale
Never saw him play live, but his runs on tape were so graceful and fluid. Not a lot of RBs with his skillset I can recall - maybe McCoy, Dorsett or McCaffrey, but he seemed special. Will also live in eternity with Brian's Song. RIP
they need to remake it. Tried to get my kids to watch it and they just laughed at the graphics and made me turn it off
Seeing him back to receive a kickoff was a thrill. As a Rutgers fan, only Terrel Willis had that level of expectation... just seeing them back there meant you might see a KO or PR return TD.
"fluid" is the perfect word.. Barry Sanders was all starts and stops with ridiculous control.. but Sayers was smooth.
"fluid" is the perfect word.. Barry Sanders was all starts and stops with ridiculous control.. but Sayers was smooth.
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They did, the second time around was not as well received
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Song_(2001_film)
even that is 2001. Not sure how old you are but teenagers and younger have known nothing but high def and great sound.
The Kansas Comet. One of my favorite college players growing up. In those days it was hard to find college games on TV as it was really only CBS and ABC carrying 1 or 2 games a week, both on Saturday. Later when Sayers was with the Bear, it was a bit easier to find Bears games on TV, mostly when they played the Giants.
I read I am Third by Gale Sayers when I was a kid. The book definitely influenced me on how to live life. RIP to a great player and better man.
First pro football game I attended was Bears versus Falcons at Atlanta Stadium in 1967. Every time Gale Sayers touched the ball everyone in the stadium stood up expecting a big play. He scored a couple long touchdowns in that game. In my opinion he was the most dangerous running back.
I loved the part of his off season training regiment, which involved a combination of aerobic exercises and weight lifting. Teammates who attended a session for the first time would either pass out from exhaustion or throw up, or both.
Great book. Talked about growing up in the ghetto, his career and his friendship with Brian Piccolo. God is first, my family second and I am third.
The movie stands as one of the greatest male tearjerkers of all time. It was a made for TV movie so it was not an expensive production. who can forget the slo-motion clips of Billy Dee and James Caan running while that great theme song played.
No need to re-make a classic.
I get teary just thinking about that book/movie even now. RIP to a special soul.
Serby put up a nice article.
nypost.com
Serby put up a nice article.
NFL legend Gale Sayers was special on and off the field
They called him Magic, and if you played against Gale Sayers, you never forget why. “I remember on a kickoff one time, going down to cover him over at Wrigley,” a former Giants and Vikings defensiv…
nypost.com
I remember watching the movie as a kid and biting my lip til it bled so I wouldn’t cry in front of my father lol
Never saw him play ( before my time ) but my step father used to say he was the best he ever saw.
Brian's Song had coincidentally already been scheduled and will be shown this Saturday 9:00 PM on Channel 13 WNET PBS NY. (Will be repeated a little after midnight.)
