Most of you wont remember Gale Sayers, but he was poetry in motion for American football fans during his too short career.

RIP Mr. Sayers, and thanks so much.

Gale Sayers Dies; Elusive Hall of Fame Running Back Was 77

Though his career was cut short by injuries, he was regarded as one of the N.F.L.’s greatest players. The movie “Brian’s Song” spread his name beyond the sports world.

by George Vecsey
Sept. 23, 2020Updated 4:44 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/spor … e=Homepage

Gale Sayers, the will-o’-the-wisp running back who in a short but brilliant career with the Chicago Bears left opponents, as they used to say, clutching at air, died early on Wednesday at his home in Wakarusa, Ind. He was 77.
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Gale Sayers | The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players (2010) | NFL Films
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